Chinese

睡覺

shuìjiào
to sleep; to go to bed
  • TOCFL 2
  • 睡觉

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  • characterChinese睡 “to sleep”
    • meaningChinese目 “eye (Classifier: 雙/双 mn-t)”
    • soundChinese垂 “to suspend; to hang (down); bend (down)”
      • componentChinese𠂹
      • componentChinese土 “earth; soil”
  • characterChinese覺 “to become aware; to dawn on; to awaken to”
    • soundChinese𦥯 “Used as a component in several characters.”
    • meaningChinese見 “to see”
      • componentChinese卩 “kneeling person”

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