睡
shuì HSK1

sleep

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approved by Peter Olson · Mar 2, 2026, 04:41 AM · Reviewed by Peter Olson on Mar 2, 2026, 04:41 AM

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

Components

目
目 Meaning component
mù eye
垂
垂 Sound component
chuí droop

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartdzyweH[d]o[j]-s doze off

說文解字

坐寐也。从目、垂。

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica