眠mián
sleep, shut-eye, hibernatation. 10 strokes, radical 目, first met in HSK 5.
Pinyin miánStrokes 10Radical 目Band HSK 5Words 1
How to write 眠
Strokes 1–5 write 目, then strokes 6–10 write 民.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 眠 · the stroke-order rules
What 眠 is made of
目 (mù, eye) and 民 (mín, citizens).
目 carries the meaning — eye — and 民 carries the sound.
Words that use 眠
| 睡眠 | sleep 指人或动物闭目休息的生理状态 专家守护流域百姓安宁睡眠。The expert safeguarded residents' peaceful sleep. Lesson 487, 水利安澜 · 安居乐业与厚积薄发 · Serene Industry & Striving Resilience |
More characters with the radical 目
All 16 of them, and what the radical means, on the 目 radical page.