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The character 寐 is a phono-semantic compound that conveys the concept of sleeping. Its structure combines the roof radical 宀 at the top, representing a house or shelter, with a modified bed component 爿 on the left, creating a scene of someone resting indoors on furniture. The internal component 未 serves as the phonetic element, providing the pronunciation. Unlike common modern words for sleep, this character carries a formal and literary tone, often found in poetry or sophisticated idioms to describe slumber or the inability to rest at night.
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他夜晚难以入寐。
她在梦寐里微笑。
婴儿安寐在摇篮中。
因为噪音他无法入寐。
尽管白天很累晚上他却难以入寐。
月光下她静寐如婴儿。
在那些孤独的夜晚他常因忧虑而无法入寐。
唯有在深沉的梦寐中他才能暂时忘却现实的烦恼。