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寐

mèi
verb #68,686

Meanings

  1. 1 to sleep
  2. 2 to sleep soundly

Examples

HSK 6
她日夜思念，梦寐以求。
Tā rìyè sīniàn, mèngmèi yǐqiú.
She thought of him day and night, longing for him even in dreams.
HSK 7-9
他忧心得整夜不能入寐。
Tā yōuxīn de zhěngyè bùnéng rùmèi.
He was so worried that he could not sleep all night.

Tips

usage
寐 is literary. It appears in 梦寐以求 (梦寐以求, 'to long for something even in one's dreams') and 假寐 (假寐, 'to doze lightly'). Everyday 'to sleep' is 睡觉 (睡觉).

Components

radical
宀 mián
roof; house
宀 is the roof radical. Sleeping happens indoors, under a roof, so it sets the domestic scene of the character.
semantic
爿 qiáng
bed (split-wood half)
爿 is the picture of a bed stood on end (a split log). Inside the house it shows the bed one lies down on - the heart of the 'sleep' meaning.
phonetic
未 wèi
not yet; phonetic
未 supplies the sound (wèi shifting to mèi). It contributes pronunciation only and no meaning here.

Stroke Order

寐 mèi