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寐 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
寐 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
寐 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
寐 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
寐 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
寐 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
寐 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
寐 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
寐 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
寐 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
寐 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

寐 Stroke Order — How to Write 寐

Stroke Order

寐 is written in 12 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 宀, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

寐 Radical and Character Components

Components:宀爿未

寐 is an ideographic compound. A bed 爿 in a house 宀; 未 provides the pronunciation.

Radical: 宀 + 9 more strokes

寐 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • mèi

Meanings of 寐 in Chinese

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Mèi (寐) primarily means to sleep or fall asleep. It is often used in idioms to describe sleeping, napping, or, more commonly, longing for something (as in "梦寐以求" - to dream of, to long for) or working diligently (as in "夙兴夜寐" - to rise early and sleep late, to work hard).
能够拥有一间自己的书房，是他多年来梦寐以求的愿望。
To be able to own his own study room has been a long-cherished wish of his for many years.

Words with 寐

Idioms with 寐

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Questions about 寐

What does 寐 mean in Chinese?

寐 (mèi) means “Mèi (寐) primarily means to sleep or fall asleep. It is often used in idioms to describe sleeping, napping, or, more commonly, longing for something (as in "梦寐以求" - to dream of, to long for) or working diligently (as in "夙兴夜寐" - to rise early and sleep late, to work hard)” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 寐?

寐 is pronounced mèi in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 寐 have?

寐 has 12 strokes.

How do you write 寐?

寐 is written in 12 strokes, starting from the radical 宀. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 寐?

The radical of 寐 is 宀, and 寐 is an ideographic compound.