寐

mèi

m+èi·4th tone

to sleep soundly

Radical: 宀 Strokes: 12

Structure: Top small, bottom largeFrequency: Level 2 character

Same radical

家安定客官实密室寒容守宝

Same radical

家安定客官实密室寒容守宝宿宫宁

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Character Decomposition

寐=宀+爿+未

Etymology

A bed 爿 in a house 宀; 未 provides the pronunciation

Meanings

to sleep soundly

mèi

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Words with 寐 32 total

to dream · to sleep梦寐mèng mèi (literary) awake or asleep; (fig.) all the time; constantly寤寐wù mèi to have a nightmare魇寐yǎn mèi to doze · to take a nap · nodding off to sleep假寐jiǎ mèi Mei, dinosaur genus · Mei long, dinosaur species寐龙Mèi lóng to rise early and sleep late (idiom); to work hard · to study diligently · to burn the candle at both ends夙兴夜寐sù xīng yè mèi

Idioms with 寐 10 total Chain

(lit.) to yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom) · (fig.) to deeply long for; to covet梦寐以求mèng mèi yǐ qiú to rise early and sleep late (idiom); to work hard · to study diligently · to burn the candle at both ends夙兴夜寐sù xīng yè mèi (idiom) to long for sb or sth day and night; to seek it unceasingly寤寐求之wù mèi qiú zhī

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