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睡 [shuì]
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【本义】: 坐着打瞌睡
【造字法】: 会意。从目,垂声。指眼睑下垂,打瞌睡。
1. 同本义 (doze off)
- 闭目安息,大脑皮质处于休息状态。(Close eyes and rest, the cerebral cortex is in a resting state.)
- 例如: ~意,~觉,~梦,~眠,入~,~魔(喻强烈的睡意)。
2. (中古以后为)睡着 (sleep)
- 例如:
- 《说文》:睡,坐寐也。(In "Shuōwén," it says: "Sleep, sitting and dozing.")
- 《战国策·秦策》:读书欲睡,引锥自剌其股。(In "Zhan Guo Ce": "Wishing to sleep while reading, pricked his thigh with a nail.")
- 《史记·商君列传》:孝公既见卫鞅,语事良久,孝公时时睡,弗听。(In "Shi Ji": "After seeing Wei Yang, Emperor Xiao spoke with him for a long time, but sometimes he slept and did not listen.")
3. 躺,躺下,躺卧 (lie; lie down)
- 例如:
- 睡鸭炉 (an ancient type of incense burner shaped like a sleeping duck).
- 又如: 睡头 (sleeping interest); 睡呓 (sleep talk); 睡魔 (nightmare); 睡长觉 (to die); 睡鞋 (soft-soled shoes worn by women while sleeping).
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