# 眠

| 眠 | U+7720, &#30496; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7720 |
| ← 真 [U+771F] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 眡 → [U+7721] |

## Translingual
### Han character

眠 (Kangxi radical 109, 目+5, 10 strokes, cangjie input 月山口女心 (BURVP), four-corner 6704$_7$, composition ⿰目民)

#### Derived characters

* 𪦓, 𬧆, 𥋹, 𭿱, 𥉦, 𮐊, 𥌱

### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 805, character 4
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 23240
* Dae Jaweon: page 1221, character 4
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2483, character 3
* Unihan data for U+7720

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 眠 | *miːn |
| 民 | *min |
| 泯 | *min, *minʔ |
| 怋 | *min, *mɯːn |
| 岷 | *mrin |
| 珉 | *mrin |
| 罠 | *mrin |
| 笢 | *mrin, *minʔ |
| 鈱 | *mrin |
| 抿 | *mrɯn, *mrɯn, *mrɯnʔ |
| 刡 | *minʔ |
| 敃 | *mrinʔ |
| 愍 | *mrinʔ |
| 暋 | *mrinʔ |
| 蟁 | *mɯn |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *miːn): semantic 目 (“eye”) + phonetic 民 (OC *min) – close your eyes and go to sleep.

### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): mián (mian$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄢˊ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): min$^4$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): men$^3$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): mìn
    (Meixian, Guangdong): min$^2$
* Northern Min (KCR): mêng
* Eastern Min (BUC): mìng / mièng
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): bîn / biân
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ming$^5$ / mêng$^5$ / mung$^5$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$mi
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: mián
*** Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄢˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: mián
*** Wade–Giles: mien$^2$
*** Yale: myán
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mian
*** Palladius: мянь (mjanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /mi̯ɛn³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: min$^4$
*** Yale: mìhn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: min$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: min$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /miːn²¹/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: men$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /ᵐben²²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mìn
*** Hakka Romanization System: min$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: min$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /min¹¹/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: min$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /min¹¹/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: mêng
*** Sinological IPA : /meiŋ³³/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: mìng / mièng
*** Sinological IPA : /miŋ⁵³/, /mieŋ⁵³/
* mìng - vernacular;
* mièng - literary.
* Middle Chinese: men
Rime :
| Character | 眠 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 明 (4) |
| Final (韻) | 先 (85) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | IV |
| Fanqie | 莫賢切 |
| Baxter | men |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /men/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /men/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /mɛn/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /mɛn/ |
| Li Rong | /men/ |
| Wang Li | /mien/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /mien/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | mián |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | min$^4$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*mˤi[n]/
    (Zhengzhang): /*miːn/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 眠 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | mián |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ men › |
| Old Chinese | /*mˁi[n]/ |
| English | shut the eyes; sleep |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 眠 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 9129 |
| Phonetic component | 民 |
| Rime group | 眞 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 眠 |
| Old Chinese | /*miːn/ |

#### Definitions

眠
* to sleep
       waang$^4$ dim$^6$ zung$^6$ jau$^5$ loeng$^5$ go$^3$ zung$^1$ sin$^1$ soeng$^5$ dak$^1$ gei$^1$, zoi$^3$ min$^4$ zan$^6$ tim$^1$ dou$^1$ m$^4$ paa$^3$. [Jyutping]
       Since there is still two hours before boarding anyway, there's no worry in napping a little more.
* to hibernate
* (archaic) to feign death
* (archaic or Hakka, Siyi Yue) to lie down

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 臥, 寐, 寢, 眠, 睡, 就寢, 寢息 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 睡覺, 睡眠, 就寢 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 睡覺, 睡, 歇覺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 睡覺, 睡 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Ulanhot | 睡覺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 睡覺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 睡覺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 睡覺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 睡覺, 睡 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 睡覺, 睡 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Olginsky (Mikhaylovka) | 睡覺 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Weifang (Weicheng) | 睏覺 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Weifang (Fangzi) | 睏覺 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Changle | 睏覺 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shouguang | 睏覺 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Wulian | 睏覺 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 睡覺 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 睡覺, 睡 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Weifang (Hanting) | 睏覺 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Changyi | 睏覺 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Gaomi | 睏覺 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 睏覺 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Anqiu | 睏覺 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Linqu | 睏覺 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingzhou | 睏覺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 睡 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 睡覺, 睡 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 睡 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 睡覺 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 呼啷 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 睡瞌睡 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 睡瞌睡, 睡 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 睡瞌睡 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 睡覺 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 睡覺, 睡 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 睡覺, 上蘇州 slang |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 睏 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 睡覺 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 瞓覺, 瞓, 見周公 humorous, 搵周公 humorous, 覺覺豬 childish, 瞓記 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 瞓覺, 瞓, 搵周公 humorous, 覺覺豬 childish, 瞓覺覺 childish, 豬豬 childish |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 瞓覺 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 瞓覺 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 睡目 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 瞓覺 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 瞓覺 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 瞓覺 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 瞓 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 瞓覺 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 瞓, 睡 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 瞓覺 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 瞓覺 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 瞓覺 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 瞓覺 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 瞓覺 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 瞇覺 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 瞓覺 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 瞓覺 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 瞓覺 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 瞓覺 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 瞓覺, 瞓 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 瞓覺 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 瞓覺 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 瞓覺 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 瞓覺 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 瞓覺 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Dapeng) | 瞓覺 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 瞓覺, 瞓 |
| Cantonese | Zhanjiang | 瞓覺, 曬鋪 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 睡覺 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 睡覺 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Shatian) | 睡覺, 瞓覺 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 睡覺 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Nankang) | 睡覺 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Yingpan) | 睡覺 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 睡覺 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 瞓覺 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 睡覺 |
| Cantonese | Danzhou | 閉眼 |
| Cantonese | Sanya (Yanglan; Maihua) | 閉眼 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 瞓覺 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 瞓覺, 瞓 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 瞓覺 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 睡覺 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 睏覺, 睏 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 睏覺, 睏 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 睏覺, 睏 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 睡目, 睡 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 睡目 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 瞓覺 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Shuikou; Bendihua) | 瞓覺 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Hengli; Bendihua) | 瞓覺 |
| Hakka | Huiyang | 睡目, 睡 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Pingshan; Bendihua) | 瞓覺 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 睡目 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 睡目, 睡覺 |
| Hakka | Longmen (Pingling; Bendihua) | 睡目 |
| Hakka | Longmen (Luxi; Bendihua) | 瞓 |
| Hakka | Boluo (Bendihua) | 瞓覺 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 睡目 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Wuguishan) | 睡目 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 睡目 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 睡目 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 睡目 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 睡目 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 瞓覺 |
| Hakka | Zijin (Guzhu; Bendihua) | 瞓覺 |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua) | 瞓, 瞓覺 |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Sidu; Bendihua) | 瞓覺 |
| Hakka | Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua) | 瞓覺 |
| Hakka | Lianping (Zhongxin; Bendihua) | 瞓覺 |
| Hakka | Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua) | 睡覺 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 睡覺 |
| Hakka | Xinfeng (Matou; Bendihua) | 睡 |
| Hakka | Xinfeng (Daxi; Bendihua) | 睡覺 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 睡眼 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 睡目 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 睡眼 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 睡目 |
| Hakka | Changting | 睡目 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 睡目 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 睡目 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 睡目 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 歇 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 歇眼, 打席 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 歇眼 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 歇, 睡 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 歇覺 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 睡目 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 睡目 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 睡目 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 睡目, 睡 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 睡目, 睡 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 睡目, 睡 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 睡目 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 睡覺 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 睡目 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 睡目 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 睡目 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 睡目 |
| Hakka | Singapore (Dabu) | 睡目 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Meixian) | 睡目 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 睏覺, 睏 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 睡 |
| Huizhou | Huangshan (Tunxi) | 睏 |
| Huizhou | Xiuning | 睏 |
| Huizhou | Yixian | 睏 |
| Huizhou | Qimen | 睏 |
| Huizhou | Wuyuan | 睏 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 睡覺, 睡 |
| Jin | Taibus (Baochang) | 睡覺 |
| Jin | Linhe | 睡覺 |
| Jin | Jining | 睡覺 |
| Jin | Baotou | 睡覺 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 睡覺 |
| Jin | Haibowan | 睡覺 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 目䁒 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 目䁒 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 目䁒 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 目䁒 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 眠䁒 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 目䁒 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 目䁒 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 瞌眠 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 睏, 睏眠 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 睏 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 睏 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 睏 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 睏 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 睏 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 睏 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 睏 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 睏 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 睏 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 睏 |
| Eastern Min | Sitiawan (Gutian) | 睏眠 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 睏 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 睏 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 睏 |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 睏 |
| Southern Min | Anxi | 睏 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 睏 |
| Southern Min | Pinghe | 睏 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 睏 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 睏 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 睏 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 睏 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 睏 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 睏 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 睏 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 睏 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 睏 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 睏 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 睏 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 睏 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 睏 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 睏 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 睏 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 睏 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 睏 |
| Southern Min | Medan (Hokkien) | 睏 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping | 睏 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 睏 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 睏覺 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 夗 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 夗 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 夗 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 夗 |
| Southern Min | Nan'ao (Houzhai) | 夗 |
| Southern Min | Nan'ao (Yun'ao) | 睏 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 夗, 死瞌 |
| Southern Min | Puning | 夗 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 睏, 夗 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 夗 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 夗 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 夗 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 瞌, 瞌覺, 睏, 歇 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 瞌, 偃瞌 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 瞌, 偃瞌 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 瞌, 偃瞌 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 瞌 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 睏 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 睏 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 倒眠 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 瞇 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 瞇, 瞇覺 |
| Shehua | Fu'an | 眠 |
| Shehua | Fuding | 眠 |
| Shehua | Luoyuan | 眠 |
| Shehua | Shunchang | 眠 |
| Shehua | Cangnan | 眠 |
| Shehua | Jingning (Hexi) | 眠 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 睏覺, 睏, 到蘇州去 slang |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 睏 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 睏覺, 睏, 到崑山去 slang |
| Wu | Wuxi | 睏覺 |
| Wu | Danyang | 睏覺, 睏 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 睏覺, 睏, 到蘇州去 slang |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Yuhang) | 睏覺, 睏 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 睏覺, 睏 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 睏 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 睏褥, 睏 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 睏覺, 睏, 睡覺 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 睏覺, 睏 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 睏眼閉, 睏覺 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 睡覺 |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 寢, 臥 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 躺, 臥, 躺臥 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 躺, 歪 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 躺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 躺 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 躺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 睡, 躺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 躺, 睡 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 睡 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 躺 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 躺, 睡 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 睡, 躺 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 瞓 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 瞓 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 眠 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 眠 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 睡 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 瞓 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 睏 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 眠, 抗 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 睡 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 眠 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 睡 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 睡 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 睡 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 躺, 睡 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 倒 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 倒 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 倒 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 倒 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 倒 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 倒 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 倒 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 倒 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 夗 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 夗 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 睏 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 翻, 倒 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 睏 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 睏 |

#### Compounds

* 一夜無眠 / 一夜无眠
* 三眠
* 不眠不休 (bùmiánbùxiū)
* 人工冬眠
* 休眠 (xiūmián)
* 休眠期
* 休眠火山 (xiūmián huǒshān)
* 停眠整宿
* 催眠 (cuīmián)
* 催眠劑 / 催眠剂 (cuīmiánjì)
* 催眠曲 (cuīmiánqǔ)
* 催眠術 / 催眠术 (cuīmiánshù)
* 冬眠 (dōngmián)
* 初眠
* 夏眠 (xiàmián)
* 失眠 (shīmián)
* 孤眠
* 孤眠獨宿 / 孤眠独宿
* 安眠 (ānmián)
* 安眠藥 / 安眠药 (ānmiányào)
* 成眠 (chéngmián)
* 我醉欲眠
* 抱虎而眠
* 抵足而眠
* 永眠 (yǒngmián)
* 沉眠 (chénmián)
* 牛眠地
* 眠川
* 眠床 (miánchuáng)
* 眠思夢想 / 眠思梦想
* 眠琴綠陰 / 眠琴绿阴
* 眩眠
* 眠花宿柳
* 眠花臥柳 / 眠花卧柳
* 眠花醉柳
* 眠輿 / 眠舆
* 眠雲 / 眠云
* 眠霜臥雪 / 眠霜卧雪
* 眠鷗宿鷺 / 眠鸥宿鹭
* 睏眠 / 困眠
* 睡眠 (shuìmián)
* 睡眠療法 / 睡眠疗法
* 立盹行眠
* 臥月眠霜 / 卧月眠霜
* 臥雪眠霜 / 卧雪眠霜
* 蠶眠 / 蚕眠 (cánmián)
* 行眠立盹
* 貓鼠同眠 / 猫鼠同眠
* 長眠 / 长眠 (chángmián)
* 陷眠 (hām-bîn) (Min Nan)
* 高枕而眠

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): miǎn (mian$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄢˇ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: miǎn
*** Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄢˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: miǎn
*** Wade–Giles: mien$^3$
*** Yale: myǎn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mean
*** Palladius: мянь (mjanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /mi̯ɛn²¹⁴/

#### Definitions

眠
* Only used in 眠娗.

### References

* “眠”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Jōyō kanji)
* sleep

#### Readings

* Go-on: めん (men)
* Kan-on: べん (ben)
* Kan’yō-on: みん (min, Jōyō)
* Kun: ねむい (nemui, 眠い, Jōyō)、ねむたい (nemutai, 眠たい)、ねむる (nemuru, 眠る, Jōyō)、ねむり (nemuri, 眠)

#### Derived terms

* 眠(ねむ)い (nemui)
* 居(い)眠(ねむ)り (inemuri)
* 睡(すい)眠(みん) (suimin)

### Etymology 1

* Kanji in this term
* 眠
* みん Grade: S
* kan'yōon

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) みん [míꜜǹ] (Atamadaka –)
* IPA: [mʲĩɴ]

#### Noun

眠(みん) • (min)
* rest (of a silkworm before moulting)

##### Synonyms

* (of a silkworm): 休(やす)み (yasumi)

### Etymology 2

* Kanji in this term
* 眠
* ねむ(り) Grade: S
* kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 眠 – see the following entry. :
| 【眠ねむり】 | [noun] sleep [verb] stem or continuative form of 眠る (nemuru) [godan] |
(This term, 眠, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) :

### References

* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

## Korean
### Hanja

眠 (eumhun 잠잘 면 (jamjal myeon))
* hanja form of 면 (“close eyes, sleep”)
* hanja form of 면 (“hibernate”)

## Vietnamese
### Han character

眠: Hán Nôm readings: miên
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