夢
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梦
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Depicts a person with an emphasized eye (𦰋) sleeping on a bed (爿), conveying the meaning "dream". 𦰋 also represents the sound. The 爿 (bed) component was later reanalyzed as meaning component 夕 (evening).
Components
Traditional (夢)
𦰋 Phonetic component
méng
eyesight obscured (ancient variant of 瞢)
Depicts a person (人) with an emphasized eye (𥄕).
View phonetic series →夕 Meaning component
xī dusk
evening, night, dusk
Originally 爿, which depicted a bed. Later reanalyzed as meaning component 夕 (evening).
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Historical Evolution
夢
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
夢
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
夢
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
夢
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
夢
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
夢
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
夢
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
夢
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
夢
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
夢
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
夢
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
夢
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
夢
Regular
Modern
Chinese
梦 / 夢 [mèng]
dream; CL:場|场[cháng],個|个[gè]; (bound form) to dream
Japanese
dream
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
夢 あゆみ
Ayumi female given name
夢 あゆむ
Ayumu female given name
夢 ありす
Arisu female given name
夢 かなえ
Kanae female given name
夢 どりーむ
Dori-mu female given name
夢 ねね
Nene female given name
夢 のぞみ
Nozomi female given name
夢 のん
Non female given name
夢 はるか
Haruka female given name
夢 ぽらん
Poran female given name
夢 まどか
Madoka female given name
夢 みらい
Mirai female given name
夢 むー
Mu- female given name
夢 ゆいま
Yuima female given name
夢 ゆう
Yū female given name
夢 ゆめ
Yume female given namesurname
夢 ゆめむ
Yumemu female given name
CHINESE WORDS (69)
梦想 [mèngxiǎng] #1,073
(fig.) to dream of
做梦 [zuòmèng] #2,721
to dream
噩梦 [èmèng] #2,918
nightmare
梦幻 [mènghuàn] #5,385
dream
梦见 [mèngjiàn] #5,464
to dream about (sth or sb)
恶梦 [èmèng] #3,835
nightmare
梦境 [mèngjìng] #8,808
dreamland
红楼梦 [HónglóuMèng] #10,015
A Dream of Red Mansions (first completed edition 1791) by Cao Xueqin 曹雪芹[CáoXuěqín], one of the four great novels
梦寐以求 [mèngmèiyǐqiú] #8,214
to yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom)
梦游 [mèngyóu] #10,955
to sleepwalk
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JAPANESE WORDS (101)
⭐ 夢中 [むちゅう] #2,328
absorbed in
夢を見る [ゆめをみる] #2,689
to dream (i.e. while asleep)
⭐ 悪夢 [あくむ] #4,544
nightmare
夢見る [ゆめみる] #5,331
to dream (of)
夢にも思う [ゆめにもおもう] #12,122
to have in one's dreams
無我夢中 [むがむちゅう] #13,237
losing oneself (in)
⭐ 夢想 [むそう] #13,823
dream
夢物語 [ゆめものがたり] #17,974
account of a dream
夢見 [ゆめみ] #19,754
having a dream
将来の夢 [しょうらいのゆめ] #22,946
dream for the future
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