寐(mèi)

12 strokes

to sleep soundly

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Character information

Pinyin
mèi
Meaning
to sleep soundly
Strokes
12
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 寐 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱宀⿰爿未

A bed 爿 in a house 宀; 未 provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

宀mián爿pán未wèi

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 寐 step by step

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

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Words with 寐

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

jiǎ假mèi寐

to doze; to take a nap; nodding off to sleep

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mèng梦mèi寐

to dream; to sleep

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mèi寐lóng龙

Mei, dinosaur genus; Mei long, dinosaur species

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sù夙xīng兴yè夜mèi寐

to rise early and sleep late (idiom); to work hard

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mèng梦mèi寐yǐ以qiú求

(lit.) to yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom)

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wù寤mèi寐qiú求zhī之

(idiom) to long for sb or sth day and night; to seek it unceasingly

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Related characters

From 寐’s common words

假梦龙夙兴夜以求

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