想睡 Origin — Dong Chinese Dictionary

xiǎngshuì

sleepy

xiǎng think

Phonosemantic compound. 心 represents the meaning and 相 represents the sound.

心 Meaning component

xīn, xin heart

相 Sound component

xiāng, xiàng mutual

Regular Modern

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Baxter-Sagart	sjangX	[s]aŋʔ	think

《說文》：“想，冀思也。从心，相聲。”

Phonosemantic compound. 目 represents the meaning and 垂 represents the sound.

目 Meaning component

mù eye

垂 Sound component

chuí droop

Regular Modern

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Baxter-Sagart	dzyweH	[d]o[j]-s	doze off

坐寐也。从目、垂。