睡

shuì
#962 most
frequent character
sleep
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

睡 combines eye 目 with 垂 chuí 'to droop.' Drooping eyes give the first meaning, to doze off. 垂 also marks the sound. Later it grew to sleep and lie down.

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Example Sentences

我晚上十点睡觉。
wǒ wǎnshàng shí diǎn shuìjiào 。
I go to sleep at ten o'clock at night.
他每天都要睡八个小时。
tā měitiān dūyào shuì bāgè xiǎoshí 。
He needs to sleep for eight hours every day.
你今天晚上想睡得早吗？
nǐ jīntiān wǎnshàng xiǎng shuìdé zǎo ma ？
Do you want to go to bed early tonight?

Words with similar meanings

睡觉shuìjiào
sleep
This is a more common expression for going to sleep, often used in everyday conversation.

Homophones

HSK 5
税shuì
taxes, duties
说shuì
to persuade

Words Starting With 睡

睡觉shuì jiào
to go to bed; to go to sleep

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