dream

is composed of (the picture of moon), a variant of (an eye), a variant of(bed) and a variant of two hands(but it has been replaced by the BuShou of ). The upper part of depicts a man sleeping on a bed, but such picture has been replaced by the picture of rubbing eyes which represent the act of waking up from a dream. On the other hand, since most people sleep at night, so is added.

Vocabulary of 夢

  • 惡夢 (Nightmare)

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