entries → 睡著
TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 詞
睡著 word · TOCFL B1 (est.)
睡著 ＝ 睡 ＋ 著
ㄕㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄠˊ · shuìzháo
verb — to fall asleep (the resultative 著 marks success)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

睡to sleep (睡覺)shuì
著to succeed in, to manage to (the resultative 著)zháo
睡著，睡覺的睡，著火的著。
關 · Related
睡覺shuìjiàoto sleep — the same 睡, the action itself睡不著shuìbuzháounable to fall asleep — the negative resultative