mián

close eyes

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
目 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

eye

民 sound component

  Sound component

mín

  

people

Definitions

 

mián

close eyes, sleep; hibernate; to sleep; to hibernate

Most common words with 眠
Freq.
Word
Meaning

睡眠

sleep

失眠

to suffer from insomnia

催眠

hypnosis

to sleep

安眠药

sleeping pill