瞌 meaning and stroke order
Sleepy; to doze off
How to write 瞌, stroke by stroke
15 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 瞌
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- used in 瞌睡[ke1 shui4]
How 瞌 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Eye.
目 gives the meaning and 盍 hints at the sound.
Radical: 目 (eye), shared by 100 characters on this site.
How to remember 瞌
The eye 目 (mù) on the left tells you this is about eyes, and 盍 (hé) on the right gives the sound. Picture your eyelids closing over your eyes like a lid when you get sleepy.
瞌 (kē) almost never appears alone. You will meet it in 瞌睡 (kēshuì), drowsy or to doze, and especially in 打瞌睡 (dǎ kēshuì), to nod off. Example: 他上课的时候打瞌睡。(Tā shàngkè de shíhou dǎ kēshuì.) He dozed off in class.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write the eye radical as 日 (rì) or 月 (yuè). It is 目, with two inner strokes. Another common slip is saying 瞌 with the tone of its sound part 盍 (hé). It is first tone, kē.
Common words with 瞌
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
瞌 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 瞌
How many strokes are in 瞌?
瞌 is written with 15 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 瞌 mean?
瞌 (kē) means sleepy; to doze off. A common word with it is 打瞌睡 (dǎkēshuì), meaning "to doze; to nod off".
How do you pronounce 瞌?
瞌 is pronounced kē, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 瞌?
The radical of 瞌 is 目, which carries the idea of "eye". Dictionaries list 瞌 under this radical.
What is the difference between 打瞌睡 and 睡觉?
睡觉 (shuìjiào) means to go to sleep properly, like going to bed at night. 打瞌睡 means to nod off briefly, often when you are not supposed to, such as in a meeting or on a bus.
How do you say you feel sleepy using 瞌睡?
In everyday speech, many people just say 我困了 (wǒ kùn le). 瞌睡 can also describe feeling drowsy, as in 有点儿瞌睡 (yǒudiǎnr kēshuì), a little drowsy, which is more common in some regions.