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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- shui4
- English meanings
- sleep
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 目; right 垂.
Meaning & sound clues
目 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “eye”.
垂 is identified as the sound component (chuí). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 睡.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
eau
tax
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 午睡
- 睡眠
- 睡着
- 睡袋
- 睡觉
- 酣睡