梦游症 (mèng yóu zhèng) — sleepwalking | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

sleepwalking

Examples

梦游症，。
Tā huàn yǒu mèng yóu zhèng, zì jǐ què bù zhī dào.
He has sleepwalking but doesn't know it himself.
梦游症。
Yī shēng jiàn yì tā zhì liáo mèng yóu zhèng.
The doctor advised her to treat her sleepwalking.
梦游症。
mèng yóu zhèng Shì yì zhǒng shuì mián zhàng ài.
Sleepwalking is a type of sleep disorder.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

梦游dream-walking

梦mèngdream游yóuwalk

偏正Modifier + head

症zhèngdisease

梦游 (dream-walking) plus 症 (condition) names a sleepwalking disorder.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 夢; 梦 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

瞢

瞢méng夢mèng

Same sound today

The traditional form 夢 pairs 夕 (night) with 瞢, which gives the sound; its older form showed a person lying with an eye emphasized.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

水水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

斿

斿yóu游yóu

Same sound today

游 combines 水 (water) with 斿, which gives the sound yóu and also relates to travelling.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

疒正症

Meaning part形符xíngfú

疒疒nèdisease

Sound part声符shēngfú

正

正zhèng症zhèng

Same sound today

The left part 疒 shows it is about disease. The right part 正 is used for the sound.

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