睡(shuì)

HSK 113 strokes

to sleep

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Character information

Pinyin
shuì
Meaning
to sleep; to lie down
Strokes
13
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 睡 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰目垂

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

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

Made of

目mù垂chuí

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 睡 step by step

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

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Words with 睡

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

shuì睡jiào觉
HSK 1

to go to bed

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wǔ午shuì睡
HSK 2

to take a nap in the afternoon

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shuì睡zháo着
HSK 4

to fall asleep

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shuì睡mián眠
HSK 5

sleep

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shuì睡dài袋
HSK 7-9

sleeping bag

Open 睡袋 page →
rù入shuì睡

to fall asleep

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hǎo好shuì睡

good night

Open 好睡 page →
xiǎo小shuì睡

to nap

Open 小睡 page →

Related characters

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一七三上下不东两

From 睡’s common words

觉午着眠袋入好小

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