眠
mián
#1,983 most
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to sleep, to hibernate
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
眠 mián pairs 目 eye as the meaning part with 民 mín for sound. It first meant sleep. It grew to mean to hibernate and dormant.
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