睡觉
HSK 1 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)Old HSK 1
睡觉 (shuìjiào) · to sleep
睡觉 (shuìjiào) means “to sleep”. It is written with 2 characters: 睡 (to sleep) + 觉 (conscious). It is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 睡觉 is built
The characters
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)
觉 jué · conscious
What 觉 is made of
- ⺍ — three-stroke
- 冖mì — cover
- 见jiàn — to see
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 见 gives the meaning, ⺍ gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我累了，想睡觉。Wǒ lèi le, xiǎng shuìjiào.I'm tired and want to sleep.
你几点睡觉？Nǐ jǐ diǎn shuìjiào?What time do you go to bed?
Questions about 睡觉
What does 睡觉 mean?
睡觉 (shuìjiào) means “to sleep”.
How do you pronounce 睡觉?
睡觉 is pronounced shuìjiào.
Which HSK level is 睡觉?
睡觉 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 1.
Related words
- 午睡wǔshuìto take an afternoon nap
- 睡着shuìzháoto fall asleep
- 睡shuìto sleep
- 觉得juédeto feel
- 感觉gǎnjuéto feel
- 自觉zìjuéself-disciplined
- 发觉fājuéto notice
- 觉悟juéwùawareness
- 觉醒juéxǐngto awaken
- 嗅觉xiùjuésense of smell
Learn 睡觉 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 46: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.