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Animated Stroke Order 眠

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How to write 眠 — animated stroke order

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眠

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5.

How to Use 眠

Sleep states or types

Words describing a state or type of sleep.

睡眠 • shuì mián • sleep • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

6.

Example Sentences

tā他

zuì最

jìn近

jīng经

cháng常

shī失

mián

Information

Pinyinmián

Meaningto sleep; to close the eyes

Strokes10

Radical目

Traditional眠

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1376

Zhuyinㄇㄧㄢˊ

UnicodeU+7720

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The eye (目) closes as the people (民) rest — to sleep or shut one's eyes.

shuì睡

mián眠

sleep

休眠 • xiū mián • Dormant • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

xiū休

mián眠

Dormant

Sleep-related actions or conditions

Words describing actions that affect sleep or conditions of sleep loss.

失眠 • shī mián • lose sleep; wakefulness; insomnia • HSK 5

HSK 5

shī失

mián眠

lose sleep; wakefulness; insomnia

催眠 • cuī mián • Hypnotize • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

cuī催

mián眠

Hypnotize

眠

，

xū需

yào要

kàn看

yī医

shēng生

。

He often has insomnia recently and needs to see a doctor.

tā他

hěn很

kuài快

jiù就

rù入

mián眠

le了

。

He fell asleep quickly.

Hē喝

bēi杯

rè热

niú牛

nǎi奶

yǒu有

zhù助

yú于

ān安

mián眠

。

Drinking a cup of warm milk helps with peaceful sleep.

xióng熊

zài在

dōng冬

tiān天

huì会

jìn进

rù入

dōng冬

mián眠

zhuàng状

tài态

。

Bears enter hibernation in winter.

liáng良

hǎo好

de的

shuì睡

mián眠

duì对

jiàn健

kāng康

hěn很

zhòng重

yào要

。

Good sleep is important for health.

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Characters pronounced "mian".

冕miǎncrown; ceremonial cap
娩miǎngive birth child; complaisant
面miànface, surface, side
棉miáncotton
勉miǎnto exert oneself, to strive, to encourage
绵miánsilk floss; continuous; soft

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Characters with radical "目".

瞥piētake fleeting glance at
眩xuànto confuse; dizzy, dazed, disoriented
睾gāotesticle
眷juàntake interest in, care for
瞌kēdoze off; sleepy
瞰kànwatch, spy; overlook; look down

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