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眠 - mián

close eyes, sleep; hibernate

close eyes, sleep; hibernate

How to read 眠

Click 眠 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinmián
Englishclose eyes, sleep; hibernate
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

休眠 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 催眠. Please read 入眠 one more time.

Common words with this character

dormant; dormant; to hibernate
to lull to sleep; to hypnotize
to fall asleep
to hibernate; hibernation

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 眠 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 休眠 and 催眠 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 眠.