睡 suì
verb
: to sleep; to lie down
Kun Reading
睡い | ねむい nemui
adjective
: sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
睡る | ねむる nemuru
godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to sleep (not necessarily lying down)
: to die
: (Archaism) to close one’s eyes
睡らす | ねむらす nemurasu
godan verb with su ending | intransitive verb
: to put to sleep
: (Colloquialism) to kill
睡らせる | ねむらせる nemuraseru
ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to put to sleep
: (Colloquialism) to kill
On Reading
すい sui
睡覺[觉] shui4jiao4: to go to bed; to sleep
睡眠 shui4mian2: sleep [すいみん suimin]
睡著[着] shui4zhao2: to fall asleep
睡姿 shui4zi1: sleeping posture
睡意 shui4yi4: sleepiness, desire to sleep
睡衣 shui4yi1: pajamas
睡蓮[莲] shui4lian2: water lily [すいれん suiren]
入睡 ru4sui4: to fall asleep
午睡 wu3sui4: to take a nap; siesta [ごすい gosui]
小睡 xiao3sui4: to nap; to doze
好睡 hao3sui4: good night
想睡 xiang3sui4: drowsy; sleepy
Japanese expression
睡眠を妨げる | すいみんをさまたげる suimin o samatakeru
: to disturb one’s sleep
Chinese idiom
昏昏欲睡 hun1 hun1 yu4 shui4
: drowsy; sleepy
早睡早起 zao3 shui4 zao3 qi3
: early to bed, early to rise; to keep early hours
会意 Associative Compound.
Eyes 目 (mu4: eye) drooping 垂 (chui2: to droop; to suspend).
形声 Pictophonetic.
目 (mu4: eye) suggests the meaning while
垂 (chui2: to droop; to suspend) provides the sound.
Examples:
我睡不著！！
wo3 shui4 bu4 zhao2.
I can’t sleep!!
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
