入梦 (rù mèng) — to fall asleep; to appear in one's dream (of a…

Definition

Literary 'fall asleep / appear in a dream' — used in writing or poetic contexts rather than everyday speech, where 睡觉 or 睡着了 would be more natural.

verb

to fall asleepto appear in one's dream (of a person, scene, etc.)

，入梦。
Tā zuó wǎn tài lèi, yì tǎng xià jiù rù mèng le.
He was so tired last night that he fell asleep as soon as he lay down.
。
Gù xiāng de shān shuǐ cháng cháng rù wǒ de mèng.
The mountains and rivers of my hometown often appear in my dreams.
。
Tā zuó wǎn rù le yì chǎng qí tè de mèng.
He entered a strange dream last night.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

“入” means enter and “梦” means dream, so it describes falling asleep or appearing in a dream.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

入 is drawn as an arrowhead, indicating 'to enter'.

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.