Character
RADICAL | ⼧ (40.11) |
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STROKES | 14 |
SIMPLIFIED | 寝 |
寢 qǐn
sleep, rest; bed chamber
DEFINITIONS
- sleep, rest
- bed chamber
- old variant of 寢|寝[qin3]
- to lie down
WORDS
壽終正寢 shòu zhōng zhèng qǐn | to die of old age; to die in one's bed at a ripe old age |
安寢 ān qǐn | to sleep peacefully |
宰予晝寢 zǎi yǔ zhòu qǐn | Zai Yu sleeps by day (idiom); refers to story in Analects of Confucius remonstrating bitterly with his student for sleeping during lectures |
寢具 qǐn jù | bedding |
寢室 qǐn shì | bedroom; dormitory; CL:間|间[jian1] |
寢苫枕塊 qǐn shān zhěn kuài | bed of straw and pillow of clay (idiom); the correct etiquette for a filial son during the mourning period |
寢食難安 qǐn shí nán ān | lit. cannot rest or eat in peace (idiom); fig. extremely worried and troubled |
就寢 jiù qǐn | to go to sleep; to go to bed (literary) |
就寢時間 jiù qǐn shí jiān | bedtime |
廢寢忘食 fèi qǐn wàng shí | to neglect sleep and forget about food (idiom); to skip one's sleep and meals; to be completely wrapped up in one's work |
廢寢忘餐 fèi qǐn wàng cān | see 廢寢忘食|废寝忘食[fei4 qin3 wang4 shi2] |
廢寢食 fèi qǐn shí | to neglect sleep and food |
忘餐廢寢 wàng cān fèi qǐn | see 廢寢忘食|废寝忘食[fei4 qin3 wang4 shi2] |
枕戈寢甲 zhěn gē qǐn jiǎ | to sleep on one's armor with a spear as a pillow (idiom); to keep ready for battle at all times |
陵寢 líng qǐn | tomb (of king or emperor) |
食肉寢皮 shí ròu qǐn pí | to eat sb's flesh and sleep on their hide (idiom); to swear revenge on sb; implacable hatred; to have sb's guts for garters |
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