休眠 Traditional form: 休眠 Pinyin (reading): xiūmián Definitions: (biology) dormant (of a volcano) dormant (computing) to hibernate Characters: 休 - to rest; to stop; to retire 眠 - sleep, shut-eye, hibernatation Traditional characters: 休 - to rest; to stop; to retire 眠 - sleep, shut-eye, hibernatation