寐
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Translingual
Han character
寐 (Kangxi radical 40, 宀+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 十女一木 (JVMD), four-corner 30295, composition ⿱宀⿰爿未)
References
- KangXi: page 289, character 6
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 7236
- Dae Jaweon: page 572, character 6
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 944, character 12
- Unihan data for U+5BD0
Chinese
| simp. and trad. | 寐 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd round simp. | ⿱宀⿰丬未 | |
| alternative forms | 𥧌 | |
Glyph origin
Characters in the same phonetic series (未) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| 寐 | *mids |
| 魅 | *mrɯds |
| 鬽 | *mrɯds |
| 昧 | *mɯːds |
| 妹 | *mɯːds |
| 眛 | *maːds, *mɯːds |
| 沬 | *maːds, *hmɯːds, *mɯds |
| 未 | *mɯds |
| 味 | *mɯds |
| 鮇 | *mɯds |
| 菋 | *mɯds |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *mids) : abbreviated semantic 㝱 (“dream”) + phonetic 未 (OC *mɯds).
Original form may have been an ideogrammic compound (會意) : 宀 (“house”) + 爿 (“bed”) + 人 (“person”) – a person sleeping on a bed in a room. Compare ancient forms of 夢.
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r/s-mwəj (“to sleep; to dream”) (STEDT). Cognate with Tibetan རྨི་བ (rmi ba, “to dream”), Tibetan རྨི་ལམ (rmi lam, “dream”), Burmese မွေ့ (mwe., “to enjoy sleep”).
Pronunciation
Definitions
寐
- (literary) to sleep
- Antonym: 寤 (wù)
- (archaic, euphemistic) to die
- a surname
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 睡覺 (“to sleep”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 臥, 寐, 寢, 眠, 睡, 就寢, 寢息 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 睡覺, 睡眠, 就寢 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 睡覺, 睡, 歇覺 |
| Taiwan | 睡覺, 睡 | |
| Ulanhot | 睡覺 | |
| Tongliao | 睡覺 | |
| Chifeng | 睡覺 | |
| Bayanhot | 睡覺 | |
| Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 睡覺 | |
| Yantai (Muping) | 睡覺, 睡 | |
| Weifang (Weicheng) | 睏覺 | |
| Weifang (Fangzi) | 睏覺 | |
| Weifang (Hanting) | 睏覺 | |
| Changyi | 睏覺 | |
| Gaomi | 睏覺 | |
| Zhucheng | 睏覺 | |
| Anqiu | 睏覺 | |
| Changle | 睏覺 | |
| Linqu | 睏覺 | |
| Qingzhou | 睏覺 | |
| Shouguang | 睏覺 | |
| Wulian | 睏覺 | |
| Jinan | 睡覺 | |
| Wanrong | 睡 | |
| Xi'an | 睡覺, 睡 | |
| Wuhan | 睡瞌睡, 睡 | |
| Chengdu | 睡瞌睡 | |
| Guiyang | 睡瞌睡 | |
| Guilin | 睡覺 | |
| Yangzhou | 睡覺, 上蘇州 slang | |
| Nanjing | 睡覺, 睡 | |
| Hefei | 睡覺 | |
| Nantong | 睏 | |
| Malaysia | 睡覺, 睡 | |
| Singapore | 睡覺, 睡 | |
| Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 睡 | |
| Olginsky (Mikhaylovka) | 睡覺 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 瞓覺, 瞓, 見周公 humorous, 搵周公 humorous, 覺覺豬 childish |
| Hong Kong | 瞓覺, 瞓, 搵周公 humorous, 覺覺豬 childish, 瞓覺覺 childish, 豬豬 childish | |
| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 瞓覺 | |
| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 瞓覺 | |
| Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 睡目 | |
| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 瞓覺 | |
| Macau | 瞓覺 | |
| Guangzhou (Panyu) | 瞓覺 | |
| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 瞓 | |
| Guangzhou (Conghua) | 瞓覺 | |
| Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 瞓, 睡 | |
| Foshan | 瞓覺 | |
| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 瞓覺 | |
| Foshan (Shunde) | 瞓覺 | |
| Foshan (Sanshui) | 瞓覺 | |
| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 瞓覺 | |
| Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 瞇覺 | |
| Zhuhai (Qianshan) | 瞓覺 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen) | 瞓覺 | |
| Jiangmen (Baisha) | 瞓覺 | |
| Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 瞓覺 | |
| Taishan | 瞓覺, 瞓 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 瞓覺 | |
| Enping (Niujiang) | 瞓覺 | |
| Heshan (Yayao) | 瞓覺 | |
| Dongguan | 瞓覺 | |
| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 瞓覺 | |
| Shenzhen (Dapeng) | 瞓覺 | |
| Yangjiang | 瞓覺, 瞓 | |
| Zhanjiang | 瞓覺, 曬鋪 | |
| Nanning | 睡覺 | |
| Hepu (Lianzhou) | 睡覺 | |
| Hepu (Shatian) | 睡覺, 瞓覺 | |
| Beihai | 睡覺 | |
| Beihai (Nankang) | 睡覺 | |
| Beihai (Yingpan) | 睡覺 | |
| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 睡覺 | |
| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 瞓覺 | |
| Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 睡覺 | |
| Danzhou | 閉眼 | |
| Sanya (Yanglan Maihua) | 閉眼 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 瞓覺 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 瞓覺, 瞓 | |
| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 瞓覺 | |
| Móng Cái | 睡覺 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 睏覺, 睏 |
| Lichuan | 睏覺, 睏 | |
| Pingxiang | 睏覺, 睏 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 睡目, 睡 |
| Xingning | 睡目 | |
| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 瞓覺 | |
| Huizhou (Shuikou Bendihua) | 瞓覺 | |
| Huizhou (Hengli Bendihua) | 瞓覺 | |
| Huiyang | 睡目, 睡 | |
| Huidong (Pingshan Bendihua) | 瞓覺 | |
| Huidong (Daling) | 睡目 | |
| Dongguan (Qingxi) | 睡目, 睡覺 | |
| Longmen (Pingling Bendihua) | 睡目 | |
| Longmen (Luxi Bendihua) | 瞓 | |
| Boluo (Bendihua) | 瞓覺 | |
| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 睡目 | |
| Zhongshan (Wuguishan) | 睡目 | |
| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 睡目 | |
| Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 睡目 | |
| Wuhua (Changbu) | 睡目 | |
| Wuhua (Mianyang) | 睡目 | |
| Heyuan (Bendihua) | 瞓覺 | |
| Zijin (Guzhu Bendihua) | 瞓覺 | |
| Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua) | 瞓, 瞓覺 | |
| Longchuan (Sidu Bendihua) | 瞓覺 | |
| Heping (Linzhai Bendihua) | 瞓覺 | |
| Lianping (Zhongxin Bendihua) | 瞓覺 | |
| Lianping (Longjie Bendihua) | 睡覺 | |
| Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 睡覺 | |
| Xinfeng (Matou Bendihua) | 睡 | |
| Xinfeng (Daxi Bendihua) | 睡覺 | |
| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 睡眼 | |
| Liannan | 睡目 | |
| Conghua (Lütian) | 睡眼 | |
| Jiexi | 睡目 | |
| Changting | 睡目 | |
| Wuping | 睡目 | |
| Wuping (Pingyu) | 睡目 | |
| Liancheng | 睡目 | |
| Ninghua | 歇 | |
| Yudu | 歇眼, 打席 | |
| Ruijin | 歇眼 | |
| Shicheng | 歇, 睡 | |
| Shangyou (Shexi) | 歇覺 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 睡目 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 睡目 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 睡目 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 睡目, 睡 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 睡目, 睡 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 睡目, 睡 | |
| Hong Kong | 睡目 | |
| Luchuan | 睡覺 | |
| Sabah (Longchuan) | 睡目 | |
| Senai (Huiyang) | 睡目 | |
| Kuching (Hepo) | 睡目 | |
| Singkawang | 睡目 | |
| Singapore (Dabu) | 睡目 | |
| Bangkok (Meixian) | 睡目 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 睏覺, 睏 |
| Shexian | 睡 | |
| Tunxi | 睏 | |
| Xiuning | 睏 | |
| Yixian | 睏 | |
| Qimen | 睏 | |
| Wuyuan | 睏 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 睡覺, 睡 |
| Taibus (Baochang) | 睡覺 | |
| Linhe | 睡覺 | |
| Jining | 睡覺 | |
| Baotou | 睡覺 | |
| Dongsheng | 睡覺 | |
| Haibowan | 睡覺 | |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 目䁒 |
| Jian'ou (Dikou) | 目䁒 | |
| Songxi | 目䁒 | |
| Zhenghe | 目䁒 | |
| Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 眠䁒 | |
| Jianyang | 目䁒 | |
| Wuyishan | 目䁒 | |
| Pucheng (Shibei) | 瞌眠 | |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 睏, 睏眠 |
| Changle | 睏 | |
| Fuqing | 睏 | |
| Yongtai | 睏 | |
| Gutian | 睏 | |
| Fu'an | 睏 | |
| Ningde | 睏 | |
| Shouning | 睏 | |
| Zhouning | 睏 | |
| Fuding | 睏 | |
| Matsu | 睏 | |
| Manjung (Gutian) | 睏眠 | |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 睏 |
| Xiamen (Tong'an) | 睏 | |
| Quanzhou | 睏 | |
| Shishi | 睏 | |
| Anxi | 睏 | |
| Zhangzhou | 睏 | |
| Pinghe | 睏 | |
| Zhao'an | 睏 | |
| Dongshan | 睏 | |
| Taipei | 睏 | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 睏 | |
| Kaohsiung | 睏 | |
| Yilan | 睏 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 睏 | |
| Taichung | 睏 | |
| Taichung (Wuqi) | 睏 | |
| Tainan | 睏 | |
| Taitung | 睏 | |
| Hsinchu | 睏 | |
| Kinmen | 睏 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 睏 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 睏 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 睏 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 睏 | |
| Medan (Hokkien) | 睏 | |
| Zhangping | 睏 | |
| Datian | 睏 | |
| Pingnan (Shangdu) | 睏覺 | |
| Chaozhou | 夗 | |
| Shantou | 夗 | |
| Shantou (Chenghai) | 夗 | |
| Shantou (Chaoyang) | 夗 | |
| Jieyang | 夗 | |
| Haifeng | 睏 | |
| Bangkok (Teochew) | 夗 | |
| Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 夗 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 夗 | |
| Leizhou | 瞌, 瞌覺, 睏, 歇 | |
| Wenchang | 瞌, 偃瞌 | |
| Haikou | 瞌, 偃瞌 | |
| Qionghai | 瞌, 偃瞌 | |
| Singapore (Hainanese) | 瞌 | |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 睏 |
| Xianyou | 睏 | |
| Min Zhong | Yong'an | 倒眠 |
| Zhongshan Min | Shaxi (Longdu) | 瞇 |
| Sanxiang | 瞇, 瞇覺 | |
| Shehua | Fu'an | 眠 |
| Fuding | 眠 | |
| Luoyuan | 眠 | |
| Shunchang | 眠 | |
| Cangnan | 眠 | |
| Jingning | 眠 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 睏覺, 睏, 到蘇州去 slang |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 睏 | |
| Suzhou | 睏覺, 睏, 到崑山去 slang | |
| Wuxi | 睏覺 | |
| Danyang | 睏覺, 睏 | |
| Hangzhou | 睏覺, 睏, 到蘇州去 slang | |
| Hangzhou (Yuhang) | 睏覺, 睏 | |
| Ningbo | 睏覺, 睏 | |
| Wenzhou | 睏 | |
| Jinhua | 睏褥, 睏 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 睏覺, 睏 |
| Loudi | 睏覺, 睏 | |
| Shuangfeng | 睏眼閉, 睏覺 | |
| Quanzhou | 睡覺 | |
Compounds
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References
- “寐”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database), 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
Japanese
Kanji
寐
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
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Readings
- Go-on: み (mi)
- Kan-on: び (bi)
- Kun: いぬ (inu, 寐ぬ); ねる (neru, 寐る)
Korean
Hanja
寐 • (mae) (hangeul 매, revised mae, McCune–Reischauer mae)
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Vietnamese
Han character
寐: Hán Nôm readings: mị
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