熟睡 Origin — Dong Chinese Dictionary

shúshuì

asleep

shú well-cooked, ripe

Phonosemantic compound. 灬 represents the meaning and 孰 represents the sound.

孰 Sound component

shú who? which? what? which one?

灬 Meaning component

biāo, huǒ fire

灬 is a component form of 火.

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Baxter-Sagart	dzyuwk	[d]uk	cooked, ripe

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

目 Meaning component

mù eye

垂 Sound component

chuí droop

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

坐寐也。从目、垂。