懂中文 Dong Chinese

寐

mèi

sleep

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

Components
宀 meaning component

宀  Meaning component

mián

  

roof

爿 meaning component

爿  Meaning component

pán, qiáng

  

piece of wood

未 sound component

未  Sound component

wèi

  

not yet

Evolution

寐 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
寐 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
寐 Seal script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Seal script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
寐 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

寐  

mèi

sleep; be asleep; to sleep soundly

Most common words with 寐
Freq.
Word
Meaning

梦寐以求

to long for sth day and night

寐

to sleep soundly

梦寐

to dream

假寐

to doze

寤寐

at any time