懂中文 Dong Chinese

寢

qǐn

sleep

Phonosemantic compound. 𪧇 represents the meaning and 𠬶 represents the sound.

Components
𪧇 meaning component

𪧇  Meaning component

chuáng

  

(bedroom), bed

Depicts a bed (爿) in a room (宀).

𠬶 sound component

𠬶  Sound component

jìn

  

to invade

Evolution

寢 Bronze script Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)

Bronze script

Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
寢 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
寢 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
寢 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

寝 (寢) 

qǐn

sleep, rest; bed chamber; to lie down

Most common words with 寢
Freq.
Word
Meaning

寝室

bedroom

寝

to lie down

就寝

to go to sleep

寝食难安

lit. cannot rest or eat in peace (idiom)

废寝忘食

to skip one's sleep and meals