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睡 shuì — “to sleep”
How to write and say the Chinese character 睡 (shuì), which means to sleep — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Everyday actions.
Pinyin · 拼音 shuì
Meaning · 意思 to sleep
Strokes · 笔画 13
Radical · 部首 目 (eye)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
睡 is written with 13 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
目 (eye) hints at the meaning, and 垂 lends its sound — together they make 睡.
A common word常用词
睡觉
go to sleep
Example sentence例句
九点要上床睡觉。
Bedtime is nine o'clock.
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