Read Edit View history Discussion 夢 mèng HSK4 dream Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint 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). Pinyin Separate values with commas mèng × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 梦 × Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Depicts a person (人) with an emphasized eye (𥄕). Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 夢 Simp strokes 夢 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Originally 爿, which depicted a bed. Later reanalyzed as meaning component 夕 (evening). 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392 -94 568 113 Q 607 159 642 214 Q 676 266 696 280 Q 712 290 706 304 Q 702 317 642 349 Q 629 356 601 345 Q 562 330 474 323 C 444 320 440 320 462 308 Q 478 292 514 295 Q 593 308 598 298 Q 602 282 573 226 Q 555 186 515 137 L 495 114 Z", "M 515 137 Q 515 177 481 198 Q 415 226 404 223 Q 400 219 400 208 Q 401 198 424 179 Q 449 155 474 126 Q 483 116 495 114 C 516 109 516 109 515 137 Z" ] } 14 strokes 夢 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 380, 832 ], [ 401, 821 ], [ 420, 800 ], [ 444, 659 ] ], [ [ 211, 720 ], [ 235, 710 ], [ 283, 704 ], [ 499, 751 ] ], [ [ 614, 873 ], [ 629, 864 ], [ 647, 833 ], [ 586, 673 ] ], [ [ 589, 772 ], [ 646, 762 ], [ 795, 777 ], [ 833, 772 ], [ 868, 756 ] ], [ [ 249, 614 ], [ 286, 594 ], [ 354, 458 ] ], [ [ 309, 618 ], [ 327, 608 ], [ 436, 630 ], [ 646, 657 ], [ 712, 654 ], [ 727, 644 ], [ 743, 609 ], [ 680, 495 ] ], [ [ 419, 599 ], [ 426, 598 ], [ 448, 523 ], [ 460, 508 ] ], [ [ 557, 627 ], [ 576, 602 ], [ 554, 539 ], [ 537, 518 ] ], [ [ 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698 833 688 845 Q 676 861 643 881 Q 627 891 609 883 Q 599 877 606 865 Q 615 844 602 780 L 596 755 Q 578 677 578 674 Q 579 661 593 668 Q 602 675 640 741 L 663 786 Z", "M 640 741 Q 656 740 678 743 Q 775 759 858 743 Q 873 742 878 750 Q 882 760 871 775 Q 825 817 729 795 Q 698 792 663 786 L 602 780 Q 598 781 595 780 Q 567 779 586 762 Q 590 759 596 755 C 615 742 615 742 640 741 Z", "M 302 622 L 301 623 Q 288 627 253 624 Q 241 624 239 618 Q 235 611 247 598 Q 281 559 316 488 Q 325 466 342 455 Q 364 439 365 455 L 365 463 L 358 491 Q 357 498 354 504 Q 329 561 318 588 L 302 622 Z", "M 664 494 Q 668 481 680 480 Q 695 480 729 521 Q 750 569 787 593 Q 806 606 793 623 Q 778 641 733 671 Q 718 681 633 667 Q 582 667 423 640 Q 351 628 302 622 C 272 618 289 580 318 588 Q 318 589 321 589 Q 355 599 408 608 L 430 612 Q 481 622 549 629 L 592 634 Q 677 649 702 634 Q 708 630 702 611 Q 680 542 671 529 Q 667 523 664 516 C 656 502 656 502 664 494 Z", "M 467 504 Q 467 505 468 507 Q 468 537 445 587 Q 441 602 430 612 C 409 633 393 634 408 608 Q 409 607 410 605 Q 411 598 414 590 Q 421 523 444 500 C 461 481 461 481 467 504 Z", "M 558 519 Q 570 535 591 575 Q 597 585 606 597 Q 618 607 610 616 Q 604 626 592 634 C 568 651 542 658 549 629 Q 555 613 538 536 Q 532 524 531 514 C 526 484 540 495 558 519 Z", "M 365 463 Q 371 462 380 463 Q 471 482 664 494 C 684 495 684 495 664 516 Q 660 522 650 528 Q 635 537 558 519 L 531 514 Q 497 510 467 504 L 444 500 Q 398 497 358 491 C 328 487 335 464 365 463 Z", "M 222 396 Q 221 397 221 400 Q 208 427 195 436 Q 174 452 172 423 Q 178 386 127 326 Q 96 308 129 234 Q 150 209 166 236 Q 167 240 215 356 C 226 384 226 384 222 396 Z", "M 472 401 Q 764 444 829 433 Q 836 429 834 424 Q 834 421 786 349 Q 773 333 779 328 Q 788 322 810 332 Q 880 360 934 364 Q 977 367 979 379 Q 978 391 903 458 Q 884 477 854 478 Q 596 447 222 396 C 192 392 185 358 215 356 Q 231 352 249 356 Q 336 381 427 395 L 472 401 Z", "M 474 323 Q 477 327 499 350 Q 506 354 505 364 Q 502 385 472 401 C 446 416 426 425 427 395 Q 433 338 339 236 Q 336 235 335 232 Q 307 204 238 147 Q 231 143 239 139 Q 288 139 390 227 Q 391 230 395 232 Q 423 260 462 308 L 474 323 Z", "M 495 114 Q 482 101 469 86 Q 393 1 273 -76 Q 245 -89 268 -91 Q 392 -94 568 113 Q 607 159 642 214 Q 676 266 696 280 Q 712 290 706 304 Q 702 317 642 349 Q 629 356 601 345 Q 562 330 474 323 C 444 320 440 320 462 308 Q 478 292 514 295 Q 593 308 598 298 Q 602 282 573 226 Q 555 186 515 137 L 495 114 Z", "M 515 137 Q 515 177 481 198 Q 415 226 404 223 Q 400 219 400 208 Q 401 198 424 179 Q 449 155 474 126 Q 483 116 495 114 C 516 109 516 109 515 137 Z" ] } 14 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × × × × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.