冬眠

dōngmián

verb #15,932

Meanings

1 to hibernate
2 hibernation

Characters

Examples

熊在冬天会冬眠。

Xióng zài dōngtiān huì dōngmián.

Bears hibernate in winter.

蛇进入了冬眠期。

Shé jìnrù le dōngmián qī.

The snake has entered its hibernation period.

Tips

memory

冬 (winter) + 眠 (sleep) = winter sleep. The character 眠 has the eye radical (目) because sleep is when your eyes close.

Stroke Order

冬 dōng

眠 mián