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Meaning of 寝
Pinyin
qǐn
Radical
宀
Strokes
13
Definition
lie down
Usage
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寝 (寢) qǐn
1. 睡，卧。 [En.] Sleep; lie.
- 如: 寝室。 [En.] bedroom.
- 寝车。 [En.] sleeping car.
- 寝宫。 [En.] sleeping palace.
- 安寝。 [En.] rest peacefully.
2. 睡觉的地方。 [En.] Place for sleeping.
- 如: 就寝。 [En.] go to bed.
- 寿终正寝。 [En.] die in one's bed.
3. 皇家宗庙后殿藏先人衣冠之处，亦指帝王的坟墓。 [En.] Back hall in royal ancestor temple; also refers to royal tomb.
- 如: 寝庙。 [En.] ancestral temple.
- 陵寝。 [En.] imperial mausoleum.
4. 停止，平息。 [En.] Stop; calm down.
- 如: 其议遂寝。 [En.] The discussions then ceased.
- 事寝。 [En.] matter resolved.
5. 面貌难看。 [En.] Ugly appearance.
- 如: 貌寝。 [En.] unattractive face.
寝 (寢) qǐn
1. 寝室、卧室。 [En.] Bedroom.
- 如: 寝户。 [En.] door to the inner room.
- 寝所。 [En.] sleeping quarters.
- 寝殿。 [En.] imperial bedroom.
2. 君王的宫室。 [En.] Royal chamber.
3. 宗庙中藏祖先衣冠的后殿。 [En.] Back hall storing ancestors' garments.
4. 帝王陵园中的正殿。 [En.] Main chamber in a royal mausoleum.
寝 (寢) qǐn
1. 丑陋。 [En.] Ugly.
- 如: 貌寝陋。 [En.] unattractive appearance.
寝 (寢) qǐn
逐渐。 [En.] Gradually.
- 如: 寝坏。 [En.] gradually abandon; gradually deteriorate.
- 寝繁。 [En.] gradually increase.
- 寝饿。 [En.] increasingly hungry.
to neglect sleep and forget about food (idiom) / to skip one's sleep and meals / to be completely wrapped up in one's work
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Input Method for 寝
Pinyin
qin3
Wubi
puvc
Cangjie
jlme
Zhengma
wdwx
Four Corner
30147
Unicode
U+5bdd
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