TSUMUGU · TOCFL 3 (est.) · 字
眠
ㄇㄧㄢˊ · mián
verb — to sleep
字源 FORM — what the parts do
Fmín → mián — the final stretches; initial and tone hold
The eye (目), closed; 民 mín gives the sound.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
燈一關，眼睛（目）跟著關。
The light goes off; the eye (目) follows.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)睡— to sleep常用
→失眠、安眠— sleep lost; sleep eased
→冬眠— winter sleep — hibernation
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
例 · Examples
1我昨天失眠了。失眠、安眠
I couldn't sleep last night.
2一夜好眠，精神就好。
One good night's sleep and you're new.
3熊在冬天冬眠。冬眠
Bears sleep the winter through.
4安眠藥要小心使用。失眠、安眠
Sleeping pills want caution.
5春眠不覺曉xiǎo — daybreak (the Meng Haoran line)。
Spring sleep — dawn comes unnoticed.
Underlined 眠 is this entry; dotted words carry a gloss — hold ⇧ Shift and hover, or tap.