失眠
Old HSK 5
失眠 (shīmián) · insomnia
失眠 (shīmián) means “insomnia; to be unable to sleep”. It is written with 2 characters: 失 (to lose) + 眠 (sleep). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 失眠 is built
The characters
失 shī · to lose
What 失 is made of
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 夫fū — man
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: Something 丿 falling from a hand 夫 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
眠 mián · sleep
What 眠 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
- 民mín — citizens
- 巳sì — the hours from 9 to 11
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 戈gē — spear
- 巳sì — the hours from 9 to 11
Example sentences
我昨晚失眠了。Wǒ zuówǎn shīmián le.I couldn't sleep last night.
压力太大会让人失眠。Yālì tài dà huì ràng rén shīmián.Too much stress can cause insomnia.
Questions about 失眠
What does 失眠 mean?
失眠 (shīmián) means “insomnia; to be unable to sleep”.
How do you pronounce 失眠?
失眠 is pronounced shīmián.
Which HSK level is 失眠?
失眠 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 失去shīqùto lose
- 消失xiāoshīto disappear
- 失败shībàito fail
- 失望shīwàngdisappointed
- 失业shīyèto lose one's job
- 损失sǔnshīloss
- 得不偿失débùchángshīthe gains don't make up for the losses
- 过失guòshīfault
- 丧失sàngshīto lose
- 失事shīshìto crash
Learn 失眠 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 84: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.