瞌

瞌	U+778C, 瞌 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-778C

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Translingual

Han character

瞌 (Kangxi radical 109, 目+10, 15 strokes, cangjie input 月山土戈廿 (BUGIT), four-corner 6401₇, composition ⿰目盍)

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 814, character 8
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 23570
Dae Jaweon: page 1228, character 2
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2505, character 5
Unihan data for U+778C

Chinese

simp. and trad.		瞌

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (盍) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
蓋	kaːbs, kaːb, *ɡaːb
盖	*kaːbs
溘	kʰaːbs, kʰoːb, *kʰaːb
搕	*qoːb
嗑	kaːb, ɡaːb
榼	*kʰaːb
磕	kʰaːb, kʰaːd
瞌	*kʰaːb
盍	*ɡaːb
闔	*ɡaːb
篕	*ɡaːb
熆	*ɡaːb
鰪	*qaːb
廅	*qaːb
圔	*qroːb
饁	*ɢrab

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *kʰaːb): semantic 目 (“eye”) + phonetic 盍 (OC *ɡaːb).

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): kē (ke¹)

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄜ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): ko²

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): кә (kə, I)
Cantonese (Jyutping): hap⁶ / hap¹
Gan (Wiktionary): kot⁶
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): khap

(Teochew, Peng'im): kab⁴ / kag⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kē
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄜ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ke
  - Wade–Giles: kʻo¹
  - Yale: kē
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ke
  - Palladius: кэ (kɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ⁵⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: ko²
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: ko
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰo²¹/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: кә (kə, I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰə²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: hap⁶ / hap¹
  - Yale: hahp / hāp
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hap⁹ / hap⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: heb⁶ / heb¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐp̚²/, /hɐp̚⁵/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: kot⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɵt̚⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khap
  - Tâi-lô: khap
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qab
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰap̚⁵/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰap̚³²/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: kab⁴ / kag⁴
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khap / khak
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰap̚²/, /kʰak̚²/

Note: kag4 - Chenghai.

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*kʰaːb/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	瞌
Reading #	1/1
No.	5079
Phonetic component	盍
Rime group	盍
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	榼
Old Chinese	/*kʰaːb/

Definitions

瞌

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) sleepy
(Cantonese) to doze
佢頭先瞌著咗。 [Cantonese, trad.]
佢头先瞌著咗。 [Cantonese, simp.]
keoi⁵ tau⁴ sin¹ hap¹ zoek⁶ zo². [Jyutping]
He fell asleep just now.

我返房瞌一陣。 [Cantonese, trad.]
我返房瞌一阵。 [Cantonese, simp.]
ngo⁵ faan¹ fong^4-2 hap¹ jat¹ zan⁶. [Jyutping]
I will return to my room to take a nap.

Synonyms

(to close one's eyes): 閉上／闭上 (bìshang)

Dialectal synonyms of 睡覺 (“to sleep”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		臥, 寐, 寢, 眠, 睡, 就寢, 寢息
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		睡覺, 睡眠, 就寢
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	睡覺, 睡, 歇覺
	Taiwan	睡覺, 睡
	Ulanhot	睡覺
	Tongliao	睡覺
	Chifeng	睡覺
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	睡覺
	Malaysia	睡覺, 睡
	Singapore	睡覺, 睡
	Olginsky (Mikhaylovka)	睡覺
Jilu Mandarin	Weifang (Weicheng)	睏覺
	Weifang (Fangzi)	睏覺
	Changle	睏覺
	Shouguang	睏覺
	Wulian	睏覺
	Jinan	睡覺
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	睡覺, 睡
	Weifang (Hanting)	睏覺
	Changyi	睏覺
	Gaomi	睏覺
	Zhucheng	睏覺
	Anqiu	睏覺
	Linqu	睏覺
	Qingzhou	睏覺
Central Plains Mandarin	Wanrong	睡
	Xi'an	睡覺, 睡
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	睡
Lanyin Mandarin	Bayanhot	睡覺
Lanyin Mandarin	Ürümqi	呼啷
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	睡瞌睡
	Wuhan	睡瞌睡, 睡
	Guiyang	睡瞌睡
	Guilin	睡覺
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	睡覺, 睡
	Yangzhou	睡覺, 上蘇州 slang
	Nantong	睏
	Hefei	睡覺
Cantonese	Guangzhou	瞓覺, 瞓, 見周公 humorous, 搵周公 humorous, 覺覺豬 childish, 瞓記
	Hong Kong	瞓覺, 瞓, 搵周公 humorous, 覺覺豬 childish, 瞓覺覺 childish, 豬豬 childish
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	瞓覺
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	瞓覺
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	睡目
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	瞓覺
	Macau	瞓覺
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	瞓覺
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	瞓
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	瞓覺
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	瞓, 睡
	Foshan	瞓覺
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	瞓覺
	Foshan (Shunde)	瞓覺
	Foshan (Sanshui)	瞓覺
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	瞓覺
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	瞇覺, 瞇
	Zhongshan (Xiaolan)	瞓覺
	Zhongshan (Sanjiao)	瞓
	Zhongshan (Guzhen)	瞓
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	瞓覺
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	瞓覺
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	瞓覺
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	瞓覺
	Taishan	瞓覺, 瞓
	Kaiping (Chikan)	瞓覺
	Enping (Niujiang)	瞓覺
	Heshan (Yayao)	瞓覺
	Dongguan	瞓覺
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	瞓覺
	Shenzhen (Dapeng)	瞓覺
	Yangjiang	瞓覺, 瞓
	Zhanjiang	瞓覺, 曬鋪
	Nanning	睡覺
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	睡覺
	Hepu (Shatian)	睡覺, 瞓覺
	Beihai	睡覺
	Beihai (Nankang)	睡覺
	Beihai (Yingpan)	睡覺
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	睡覺
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	瞓覺
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	睡覺
	Danzhou	閉眼
	Sanya (Yanglan; Maihua)	閉眼
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	瞓覺
	Singapore (Guangfu)	瞓覺, 瞓
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	瞓覺
	Móng Cái	睡覺
Gan	Nanchang	睏覺, 睏
	Lichuan	睏覺, 睏
	Pingxiang	睏覺, 睏
Hakka	Meixian	睡目, 睡
	Xingning	睡目
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	瞓覺
	Huizhou (Shuikou; Bendihua)	瞓覺
	Huizhou (Hengli; Bendihua)	瞓覺
	Huiyang	睡目, 睡
	Huidong (Pingshan; Bendihua)	瞓覺
	Huidong (Daling)	睡目
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	睡目, 睡覺
	Longmen (Pingling; Bendihua)	睡目
	Longmen (Luxi; Bendihua)	瞓
	Boluo (Bendihua)	瞓覺
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	睡目
	Zhongshan (Wuguishan)	睡目
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	睡目
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	睡目
	Wuhua (Changbu)	睡目
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	睡目
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	瞓覺
	Zijin (Guzhu; Bendihua)	瞓覺
	Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua)	瞓, 瞓覺
	Longchuan (Sidu; Bendihua)	瞓覺
	Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua)	瞓覺
	Lianping (Zhongxin; Bendihua)	瞓覺
	Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua)	睡覺
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	睡覺
	Xinfeng (Matou; Bendihua)	睡
	Xinfeng (Daxi; Bendihua)	睡覺
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	睡眼
	Liannan	睡目
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	睡眼
	Jiexi	睡目
	Changting	睡目
	Wuping	睡目
	Wuping (Pingyu)	睡目
	Liancheng	睡目
	Ninghua	歇
	Yudu	歇眼, 打席
	Ruijin	歇眼
	Shicheng	歇, 睡
	Shangyou (Shexi)	歇覺
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	睡目
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	睡目
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	睡目
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	睡目, 睡
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	睡目, 睡
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	睡目, 睡
	Hong Kong	睡目
	Luchuan	睡覺
	Sabah (Longchuan)	睡目
	Senai (Huiyang)	睡目
	Kuching (Hepo)	睡目
	Singkawang	睡目
	Singapore (Dabu)	睡目
	Bangkok (Meixian)	睡目
Huizhou	Jixi	睏覺, 睏
	Shexian	睡
	Huangshan (Tunxi)	睏
	Xiuning	睏
	Yixian	睏
	Qimen	睏
	Wuyuan	睏
Jin	Taiyuan	睡覺, 睡
	Taibus (Baochang)	睡覺
	Linhe	睡覺
	Jining	睡覺
	Baotou	睡覺
	Dongsheng	睡覺
	Haibowan	睡覺
Northern Min	Jian'ou	目䁒
	Jian'ou (Dikou)	目䁒
	Songxi	目䁒
	Zhenghe	目䁒
	Zhenghe (Zhenqian)	眠䁒
	Jianyang	目䁒
	Wuyishan	目䁒
	Pucheng (Shibei)	瞌眠
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	睏, 睏眠
	Fuzhou (Changle)	睏
	Fuqing	睏
	Yongtai	睏
	Gutian	睏
	Fu'an	睏
	Ningde	睏
	Shouning	睏
	Zhouning	睏
	Fuding	睏
	Matsu	睏
	Sitiawan (Gutian)	睏眠
Southern Min	Xiamen	睏
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	睏
	Quanzhou	睏
	Shishi	睏
	Anxi	睏
	Zhangzhou	睏
	Pinghe	睏
	Zhao'an	睏
	Dongshan	睏
	Taipei	睏
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	睏
	Kaohsiung	睏
	Yilan	睏
	Changhua (Lukang)	睏
	Taichung	睏
	Taichung (Wuqi)	睏
	Tainan	睏
	Taitung	睏
	Hsinchu	睏
	Kinmen	睏
	Penghu (Magong)	睏
	Penang (Hokkien)	睏
	Singapore (Hokkien)	睏
	Manila (Hokkien)	睏
	Medan (Hokkien)	睏
	Zhangping	睏
	Datian	睏
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	睏覺
	Chaozhou	夗
	Shantou	夗
	Shantou (Chenghai)	夗
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	夗
	Nan'ao (Houzhai)	夗
	Nan'ao (Yun'ao)	睏
	Jieyang	夗, 死瞌
	Puning	夗
	Haifeng	睏, 夗
	Bangkok (Teochew)	夗
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	夗
	Singapore (Teochew)	夗
	Leizhou	瞌, 瞌覺, 睏, 歇
	Wenchang	瞌, 偃瞌
	Haikou	瞌, 偃瞌
	Qionghai	瞌, 偃瞌
	Singapore (Hainanese)	瞌
Puxian Min	Putian	睏
Puxian Min	Xianyou	睏
Central Min	Yong'an	倒眠
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	瞇
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	瞇, 瞇覺
Shehua	Fu'an	眠
	Fuding	眠
	Luoyuan	眠
	Shunchang	眠
	Cangnan	眠
	Jingning (Hexi)	眠
Wu	Shanghai	睏覺, 睏, 到蘇州去 slang
	Shanghai (Chongming)	睏
	Suzhou	睏覺, 睏, 到崑山去 slang
	Wuxi	睏覺
	Danyang	睏覺, 睏
	Hangzhou	睏覺, 睏, 到蘇州去 slang
	Hangzhou (Yuhang)	睏覺, 睏
	Ningbo	睏覺, 睏
	Wenzhou	睏
	Jinhua	睏褥, 睏
Xiang	Changsha	睏覺, 睏, 睡覺
	Loudi	睏覺, 睏
	Shuangfeng	睏眼閉, 睏覺
	Quanzhou	睡覺

Compounds

啄瞌睡
愣愣瞌瞌
打瞌𥅻
打瞌睡 (dǎ kēshuì)
死目毋願瞌 / 死目毋愿瞌
瞌眼瞓 / 瞌眼𰥛
瞌睡 (kēshuì)

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.		瞌
alternative forms		𱳃𥇙 Hokkien 䀫 Hokkien 䀹／𥅴 Hokkien 契 Hokkien

Pronunciation

Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ke⁵
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): khoeh / kheh / khereh

(Teochew, Peng'im): koih⁴

(Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): koi⁷

Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: ke⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰe¹¹/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: ke⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰe²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei, Lukang, Kinmen, Magong, Hsinchu, Jinjiang, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khoeh
  - Tâi-lô: khueh
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qoeq
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Lukang, Jinjiang, Philippines): /kʰueʔ⁵/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kinmen): /kʰueʔ³²/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Yilan, Tainan, Taichung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kheh
  - Tâi-lô: kheh
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qeq
  - IPA (Yilan): /kʰeʔ²/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Tainan): /kʰeʔ³²/
- (Hokkien: Sanxia)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khereh
  - Tâi-lô: khereh
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: koih⁴
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khoih
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰoiʔ²/
- (Leizhou)
  - Leizhou Pinyin: koi⁷
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰɔi⁵⁵/

Definitions

瞌

(Hokkien, Teochew, Leizhou Min, Puxian Min) to close (one's eyes)
- 瞌目 [Hokkien] ― kheh-ba̍k [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to close the eyes
- 目睭瞌瞌 [Hokkien] ― ba̍k-chiu kheh-kheh [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― eyes almost shut
- 2023, “只要有你”, in 麗蓉 (lyrics), 彩藝 (music), 十八般武藝, performed by 黃妃 [Huang Fei]:
  
  甘願瞌著目睭騙自己 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
  甘愿瞌著目睭骗自己 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
  kam-goān kheh-tio̍h ba̍k-chiu phiàn chū-kí [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  I'm willing to close my eyes to lie to myself
(Leizhou Min, Hainanese) to sleep
- 2014, 强哥 [Mr Hiang], “海南粉”, in 大海南‎^[1], performed by 强哥 [Mr Hiang]:
  
  暗上早早瞌　天光早早醒 [Hainanese, trad. and simp.]
  Sleep early in the evening, wake up early at the break of dawn