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睡shuì

to sleep

睡 is to sleep — eyes drooping shut for a rest.

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ZDIC: 会意, 从目、从垂 — an eye with drooping lids.

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WHOLE CHARACTER

to sleep

睡 is to sleep — eyes drooping shut for a rest.

ZDIC: 会意, 从目、从垂 — an eye with drooping lids.

MEANING: EYE

eye

Eye-related meaning clue; the standalone character means eye.

In 睡: meaning: eye Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.

MEANING: TO HANG DOWN

to hang down

Standalone meaning is kept separate from its associative role in 睡.

In 睡: meaning: to hang down Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.

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ZDIC: 会意, 从目、从垂 — an eye with drooping lids.

看 kàn, kān — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 睡.

着 zhe, zhuó, zháo, zhāo — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 睡.

睛 jīng — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 睡.

省 shěng, xǐng — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 睡.

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ZDIC single character entry — matched zdic; fields: pinyin, primary_definition, structure_strokes. Body SHA256: 77223b7f19754b4fdaf838ddbfff4a07892b141fd294f09a3a0fd90fc35a5358. Captured 2026-11-01T01:46:42.095Z.
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