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寐
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sleep

HSK 10
Objects →Buildings
mèi
ビ
ね.る
매
A bed 爿 in a house 宀; 未 provides the pronunciation
Components
宀 roof+ 爿 half+ 未 not yet =
寐 sleep
宀 Meaning component
mián roof
爿 Meaning component
pán half
half of tree trunk
未 Phonetic component
wèi not yet
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Notes
Similar Characters
寢 get some shuteye (trad)寤 scarce字 character宄 a traitor宅 residence宇 eaves完 finish宏 magnificent宓 silent宕 stone quarry宗 religion官 bureaucrat宙 universe定 settle on宛 winding实 real (simp)宠 concubine (simp)审 investigate (simp)客 guest宣 proclaim
Historical Evolution
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Seal
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
寐
Regular
Modern
Chinese
寐 [mèi]
to sleep soundly
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (12)
梦寐以求 [mèng​mèi​yǐ​qiú] #8,214
to yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom)
梦寐以求 [mèng​mèi​yǐ​qiú] #8,214
to yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom)
梦寐 [mèng​mèi] #50,913
to dream
梦寐 [mèng​mèi] #50,913
to dream
假寐 [jiǎ​mèi] #51,221
to doze
寤寐 [wù​mèi] #62,816
lit. awake or asleep
夙兴夜寐 [sù​xīng​yè​mèi] #63,879
to rise early and sleep late (idiom); to work hard
夙兴夜寐 [sù​xīng​yè​mèi] #63,879
to rise early and sleep late (idiom); to work hard
寐龙 [Mèi​lóng]
Mei, dinosaur genus
寐龙 [Mèi​lóng]
Mei, dinosaur genus
2 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (7)
⭐ 寝る [ねる] #535
to sleep (lying down)
⭐ 昼寝 [ひるね] #6,947
(afternoon) nap
⭐ 寝坊 [ねぼう] #10,154
sleeping in late
夢寐 [むび] #96,507
asleep
寤寐 [ごび] #267,288
being asleep and awake
寐語 [びご]
sleep-talking
寐竜 [メイロン]
mei long (dinosaur discovered in China)
KOREAN WORDS (1)
몽매
dreaming while asleep