懂中文 Dong Chinese

寢

qǐn

sleep

A person 彐冖又 lying down on a bed 爿 in their home 宀

Components
宀 meaning component

宀  Meaning component

mián

  

roof

爿 meaning component

爿  Meaning component

pán, qiáng

  

piece of wood

彐 meaning component

彐  Meaning component

jì

  

snout

冖 meaning component

冖  Meaning component

mì

  

cover

又 meaning component

又  Meaning component

yòu

  

(hand), again

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