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催眠 (cuī mián) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

催眠 (cuī mián) is a Chinese word: to hypnotize. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 催眠

动 dòng verb

to hypnotize

医生用催眠帮助病人放松。

yī shēng yòng cuī mián bāng zhù bìng rén fàng sōng

The doctor uses hypnosis to help patients relax.

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Word breakdown

催 cuī — to induce, to prompt

眠 mián — sleep, sleep-like state

Structure & writing
1 催 cuī — to urge; to press someone to act quickly

催 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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Stroke order

2 眠 mián — to sleep

眠 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 目 mù — eye
目 is a component in 38 characters
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2.2 民 mín — the people; common people
民 is a component in 2 characters

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