寝 qǐn to sleep
to sleep; to rest
怎么记住“寝”: 宀 roof + 丬 split log + 𠬶 broom in hand = to sleep. Grandpa stacks the split logs under the roof, goes round once more with a broom in hand, and only then lies down to sleep.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
寝 = 宀 roof + 丬 split log + 𠬶 broom in hand
- 宀 roof meaning
- 丬 split log meaning
- 𠬶 broom in hand meaning + sound
Grandpa stacks the split logs under the roof, goes round once more with a broom in hand, and only then lies down to sleep.
How it came to be
The roof and the bed give the meaning, and a hand with a broom gives the sound.
用法
- Formal 'to sleep / bedchamber': 寝室 (qǐnshì) dormitory room, 就寝 (jiùqǐn) to retire for the night.
- 废寝忘食 (fèiqǐn-wàngshí) = to forget sleep and meals, i.e. to work obsessively.
- 寿终正寝 (shòuzhōng-zhèngqǐn) = to die peacefully of old age.