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睡 shuì sleep

How to remember 睡: 目 eye + 垂 droop = sleep. During the long budget meeting the manager's eyes begin to droop, and soon he drifts off to sleep at the table.

  • 964. most frequent character
  • HSK 1
  • 13 strokes
  • Radical 目

Component breakdown

睡 = 目 eye + 垂 droop

  • 目 eye
  • 垂 droop
The Gushi story

During the long budget meeting the manager's eyes begin to droop, and soon he drifts off to sleep at the table.

How it is used

  • 'To sleep' - in everyday speech it wants an object: 睡觉 (shuìjiào) to sleep, 我睡了八个小时 I slept eight hours.
  • Bare 睡 attaches to a result or state: 睡着 (shuìzháo) fall asleep, 睡不着 can't get to sleep.

Words with 睡

Example sentences

  • 昨天我十点就睡了。 Zuótiān wǒ shí diǎn jiù shuì le.Yesterday I went to sleep at ten.
  • 我通常11点睡觉。 Wǒ tōngcháng shíyī diǎn shuìjiào.I usually sleep at eleven o'clock.