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瞌 Stroke Order — How to Write 瞌

Stroke Order

瞌 is written in 15 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 目, 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.

瞌 Radical and Character Components

Components:目盍

瞌 is a phono-semantic compound: 目 (eye) carries the meaning, while 盍 indicates the sound.

Radical: 目 + 10 more strokes

瞌 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • kē

Meanings of 瞌 in Chinese

1

kē瞌

Refers to drowsiness or the act of dozing off, often appearing in compounds like '瞌睡' (kēshuì) meaning to feel sleepy or to nap, and '打瞌睡' (dǎkēshuì) meaning to doze off.
上课的时候,小明总是忍不住打瞌睡。
During class, Xiao Ming always can't help but doze off.

Common Words and Phrases with 瞌

1
kē瞌shuì睡
Sleepy; drowsy; to doze off or take a nap.
他工作了一整天,下班回家后感到一阵阵的瞌睡
He worked all day and felt waves of drowsiness after returning home from work.
2
kē瞌shuì睡chóng虫
A sleepyhead; someone who is easily sleepy or prone to dozing off.
不知怎么的,今天我一整天都感觉有瞌睡虫在作祟,眼皮直打架
For some reason, I've felt like the sleep bug has been at work all day today, and my eyelids are heavy.

More words with 瞌

  • dǎ打kē瞌shuì睡doze off, nod off
  • zhí直dǎ打kē瞌shuì睡nod off, doze off

Idioms with 瞌

  • lèng愣lèng愣kē瞌kē瞌dazed and blank-faced

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Questions about 瞌

What does 瞌 mean in Chinese?

瞌 (kē) means “Refers to drowsiness or the act of dozing off, often appearing in compounds like '瞌睡' (kēshuì) meaning to feel sleepy or to nap, and '打瞌睡' (dǎkēshuì) meaning to doze off” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 瞌?

瞌 is pronounced kē in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 瞌 have?

瞌 has 15 strokes.

How do you write 瞌?

瞌 is written in 15 strokes, starting from the radical 目. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 瞌?

The radical of 瞌 is 目, and 瞌 is a phono-semantic compound.

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