睡 (seoi6 | shui4) : sleep; rest

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睡

seoi6

shui4

[v] sleep; slumber; rest with eyes closed

Stroke count: 13

Level: 3

Radical: 目 (#109)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

睡

This word has been viewed 11540 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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睡着 seoi6 zoek6 shui4 zhao2 = fall asleep 國

睡衣 seoi6 ji1 shui4 yi1 = pajama

睡衫 seoi6 saam1 shui4 shan1 = [粵] pyjamas, pajamas, sleep shirt 粵

睡覺 seoi6 gaau3 shui4 jiao4 = sleep 國

昏睡 fan1 seoi6 = drowsiness

睡房 seoi6 fong4*2 shui4 fang2 = bedroom

睡眠 seoi6 min4 shui4 mian2 = sleep; slumber 國

睡椅 seoi6 ji2 shui4 yi3 = couch

睡袋 seoi6 doi6*2 shui4 dai4 = sleeping bag

睡夢 seoi6 mung6 shui4 meng4 = dream, sleep, slumber 國
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還帶著睡眼惺忪的小學生在路旁等校車。國
The sleepy-eyed students are waiting for the school bus by the road.

瞓醒覺,捽一捽對矇忪嘅睡眼. 粵
Rubbing a pair of sleepy eyes after waking up.

早睡早起身體好。
It is good for our body's health to sleep and get up early.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 睡
Unicode code for this character: U+7761 (off-site link)

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