寢
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qǐn · to sleep, to rest

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Shape and proportion

14Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 寢

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Example sentences

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Chà bù duō shì jiù qǐn de shí jiàn le.差不多是就寢的時間了。

It's almost time to go to bed.

Source: Tatoeba #894221 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ wǎn shàng hěn wǎn jiù qǐn.我晚上很晚就寢。

I go to bed late at night.

Source: Tatoeba #804862 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Chà bù duō shì wǒ mén jiù qǐn de shí jiàn le.差不多是我們就寢的時間了。

It's about time we went to bed.

Source: Tatoeba #892559 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Cháng jiǔ yǐ lái wǒ dōu hěn zǎo jiù qǐn.長久以來我都很早就寢。

For a long time, I've had a habit of going to bed early.

Source: Tatoeba #766946 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 寢 in context

  1. Say qǐn, then recall the core meaning: to sleep, to rest.
  2. Write all 14 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 寢 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.