夢 (mèng)

dream

Etymology

Depicts a person with an emphasized eye (𦰋) sleeping on a bed (爿), conveying the meaning "dream". 𦰋 also represents the sound. The 爿 (bed) component was later reanalyzed as meaning component 夕 (evening).

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》:“夢,不明也。从夕,瞢省聲。”

Components