午睡
HSK 2 (2021)
午睡 (wǔshuì) · to take an afternoon nap
午睡 (wǔshuì) means “to take an afternoon nap”. It is written with 2 characters: 午 (noon) + 睡 (to sleep). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
How 午睡 is built
The characters
午 wǔ · noon
What 午 is made of
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 干gàn — dry (gān)
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
睡 shuì · to sleep
What 睡 is made of
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 垂chuí — to hang
- 士shì — scholar
- 卄niàn — twenty
- 十 — ten
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: 目 gives the meaning, 垂 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
奶奶每天午睡。Nǎinai měi tiān wǔshuì.Grandma takes a nap every afternoon.
你中午午睡吗？Nǐ zhōngwǔ wǔshuì ma?Do you nap at noon?
Questions about 午睡
What does 午睡 mean?
午睡 (wǔshuì) means “to take an afternoon nap”.
How do you pronounce 午睡?
午睡 is pronounced wǔshuì.
Which HSK level is 午睡?
午睡 is in HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 上午shàngwǔmorning
- 午饭wǔfànlunch
- 下午xiàwǔafternoon
- 中午zhōngwǔnoon
- 午餐wǔcānlunch
- 端午节DuānwǔjiéDragon Boat Festival
- 睡觉shuìjiàoto sleep
- 睡着shuìzháoto fall asleep
- 睡shuìto sleep
Learn 午睡 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 34: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.