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Word and Radical Components of 睡袍

The Chinese word 睡袍 is analysed below into its constituent words and the words into radicals. By seeing the breakdown of the word in this way you can more easily learn and recognise the word.


Component Pinyin Meanings
睡袍 shuìpáo 1. n. nightgown; nightdress; nightie

睡袍 ⇨ 睡 + 袍
Component Pinyin Meanings
shuì 1. (intransitive) to sleep
     zh-co, huǐr, to sleep for a while
2. (of bed, room, transitive) to sleep; to have the capacity for
      。 - I sleep in this room.
3. (colloquial, transitive) to sleep with (have sexual intercourse with somebody)
     (zh-co, , to be slept with (to have sexual intercourse unconsciously, unwillingly or unhappily))
4. (dialectal) to lie; to recline
5. (literary, intransitive) to nod off
páo 1. (Chinese-style) long gown, robe, or cloak

睡 ⇨ 目 + 垂
Component Pinyin Meanings
1. (literary or Min) eye
     耳目 (ěrmù) - ears and eyes; spies
     目睭 (ba̍k-chiu) - eye, MN
2. (zh-no-solo) item; entry
     賬目 (zhàngmù) - entry
3. (zh-no-solo) list; catalogue; table of contents
     目錄 (mùlù) - catalogue
4. (zh-no-solo) target; goal
     目標 (mùbiāo) - target
     目的dì (mùdì) - target, goal
5. (taxonomy) order
6. (classical) to call; to address (of people's names and titles)
     (syn, zh, 稱呼)
chuí 1. to suspend; to hang (down); bend (down); hand (down)
2. to drip
3. bequeath; nearly; almost
4. to approach
5. (Teochew) listless
6. (Teochew) wilted
7. (obsolete) difficult; hard
8. (obsolete) hardly; harshly