qǐn = qi + (e)n3
old variant of 寢|寝[qin3]
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qǐn = qi + (e)n3
to lie down
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How to pronounce 寝

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.

= qi initial

Qi is for the Queen of Hearts.

By Matthias • updated 6 months ago
+ (e)n3 final

In the encampment’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

寝 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
mián = mi + an2
"roof" radical (Kangxi radical 40), occurring in 家, 定, 安 etc, referred to as 寶蓋|宝盖[bao3 gai4]
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"piece of wood" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 90), mirror image of 片[pian4]
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= ji + Ø4
pig snout (Kangxi radical 58)
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= mi + Ø4
"cover" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 14), occurring in 軍|军[jun1], 冠[guan1] etc, known as 禿寶蓋|秃宝盖[tu1 bao3 gai4] or 平寶蓋|平宝盖[ping2 bao3 gai4]
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yòu = y + ou4
(once) again / also / both... and... / and yet / (used for emphasis) anyway
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Characters with 寝 as component

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

bedroom / dormitory / CL:間|间[jian1]
to go to sleep / to go to bed (literary)
lit. cannot rest or eat in peace (idiom) / fig. extremely worried and troubled

Sentences with 寝

寝 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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qǐn

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