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CHINESE CHARACTER
mián
眠
眠
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sleep; dormancy
- Numbered pinyin
- mian2
- English meanings
- to sleep; dormancy
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
duty-free
crown
encourage; strive
cotton
soft; continuous; silk floss
distant; recall; Myanmar
shy; bashful
measure word (general)
noodles; flour
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Related words
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- 睡眠
- 失眠
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- 长眠