眠
HSK 5

眠 (mián): close eyes, sleep, hibernate

mián

close eyes, sleep, hibernate

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Pinyin

mián

HSK Level

Level 5

Characters

1

English Meaning

close eyes, sleep, hibernate

How to Write 眠 (mián)

眠 is written in 10 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

  1. 1
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Origin of 眠

A phono-semantic compound: 目 (eye) carries the meaning, and 民 hints at the pronunciation.

What 眠 is Made Of

眠 is built from 2 components:

目eye
民citizens, subjects

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Words Using 眠

Common Chinese words that contain 眠:

失眠

shīmián

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