眠(mián)

HSK 510 strokes

to sleep

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Character information

Pinyin
mián
Meaning
to sleep; to hibernate
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 眠 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰目民

In this compound, the meaning comes from 目 (eye); 民 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

目mù民mín

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 眠 step by step

10 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 眠

Common words using 眠 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

shuì睡mián眠
HSK 5

sleep

Open 睡眠 page →
xiū休mián眠
HSK 7-9

(biology) dormant; (of a volcano) dormant; (computing) to hibernate

Open 休眠 page →
cuī催mián眠
HSK 7-9

hypnosis

Open 催眠 page →
shī失mián眠
HSK 7-9

to suffer from insomnia

Open 失眠 page →
ān安mián眠yào药
HSK 7-9

sleeping pill

Open 安眠药 page →
rù入mián眠

to fall asleep

Open 入眠 page →
bù不mián眠bù不xiū休

without stopping to sleep or have a rest (idiom)

Open 不眠不休 page →
cuī催mián眠shī师

hypnotist

Open 催眠师 page →

Related characters

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From 眠’s common words

睡休催失安药入不

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