mián = mi + an2
to sleep / to hibernate
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How to pronounce 眠

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= mi initial

Mi is for Marilyn Monroe.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ an2 final

In the anthill’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

眠 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
mín = mi + (e)n2
surname Min
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mín = mi + (e)n2
(bound form) the people / inhabitants of a country
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= mu + Ø4
eye / (literary) to look; to regard / eye (of a net); mesh / mesh size; grit size (abbr. for 目數|目数[mu4 shu4]) / item; section / list; catalogue / (taxonomy) order / name; title
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Characters with 眠 as component

眠 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 眠

sleep / to sleep / (computing) to enter sleep mode
sleeping pill / CL:粒[li4]

Sentences with 眠

眠 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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mián

to sleep / to hibernate

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