yǎn魇（魘）
魇（魘）
common
verb
Meaning of 魇
魇 means to have a nightmare; to experience sleep paralysis; to talk in one's sleep; to speak while dreaming. Pronounced yǎn.
- to have a nightmare; to experience sleep paralysis
- to talk in one's sleep; to speak while dreaming
Character Info
Radical鬼
Strokes15
Stroke Order
魇
Definitions & Examples
Zuó昨
wǎn晚
wǒ我
yǎn魇
zhù住
le了
，
dòng动
tan弹
bù不
dé得
。
Last night I had sleep paralysis and couldn't move.
Tā他
bèi被
yǎn魇
zhù住
le了
，
mǎn满
tóu头
dà大
hàn汗
de地
xǐng醒
lái来
。
He was caught in a nightmare and woke up covered in sweat.
Lǎo老
rén人
shuō说
，
zhè这
shì是
bèi被
yǎn魇
zhù住
le了
，
yào要
jiào叫
hún魂
cái才
xíng行
。
The elderly said this was being haunted by a nightmare, and one must call back the soul.