shuì

to sleep

to lie down

eye (目) + drooping (垂) = eyes drooping into sleep

目 grounds the meaning: sleep is when the eyes droop and close. 垂 mainly contributes the sound shuì; its image of something hanging downward is a happy coincidence with drooping eyelids.

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To hang downPhonetic
EyeSemantic

Words with 睡

想睡

xiǎng shuì

drowsy

酣睡

hān shuì

to sleep soundly

陪睡

péi shuì

to trade sex for favorable treatment (career advancement, higher grades, rent-free accommodation etc)

入睡

rù shuì

to fall asleep

午睡

wǔ shuì

to take a nap in the afternoon

吃喝拉撒睡

chī hē lā sā shuì

to eat, drink, shit, piss, and sleep

嗜睡症

shì shuì zhèng

hypersomnia

好睡

hǎo shuì

good night

小睡

xiǎo shuì

to nap

席地而睡

xí dì ér shuì

(idiom) to sleep on the ground

微睡眠

wēi shuì mián

microsleep

打瞌睡

dǎ kē shuì

to doze off

More characters with 目