瞓 meaning and stroke order
To sleep
How to write 瞓, 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 瞓
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to sleep (Cantonese)
- Mandarin equivalent: 睡[shui4]
How 瞓 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Eye.
目 gives the meaning and 訓 hints at the sound.
Radical: 目 (eye), shared by 100 characters on this site.
How to remember 瞓
瞓 puts 目 (mù, eye) next to 訓 (xùn), which gives the sound. Picture closing your eyes 目 after a long lecture 訓 and falling asleep.
瞓 is a Cantonese character, read fan3 in Cantonese, and it means to sleep. It appears in Cantonese writing, chat messages and Hong Kong signs, while standard Mandarin uses 睡 (shuì) instead. Example: 我要瞓覺喇 (Cantonese: ngo5 jiu3 fan3 gaau3 laa3), "I am going to sleep now."
Common mistake: Learners sometimes use 瞓 in standard Mandarin writing. Mandarin speakers write 睡觉 (shuìjiào), so save 瞓 for Cantonese contexts. Also watch the right side: it is 訓 with the speech radical 言, not 川 alone.
Questions about 瞓
How many strokes are in 瞓?
瞓 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 瞓 mean?
瞓 (shuì) means to sleep.
How do you pronounce 瞓?
瞓 is pronounced shuì, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 瞓?
The radical of 瞓 is 目, which carries the idea of "eye". Dictionaries list 瞓 under this radical.
Why does the dictionary list both shuì and fèn for 瞓?
Mandarin dictionaries give it a reading borrowed from its meaning, shuì, since it is used like 睡. The fèn reading reflects its Cantonese sound. In practice the character is almost only used when writing Cantonese.
How do you say 'go to sleep' in Cantonese with 瞓?
The common phrase is 瞓覺 (fan3 gaau3), which matches Mandarin 睡觉 (shuìjiào). You may also see 瞓唔着 (fan3 m4 zoek6), meaning "cannot fall asleep."