醒
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to wake up; to be awake; to become aware; to sober up; to come to
16 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,754 U+9192
How 醒 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
酉 (semantic, “wine”) + 星 (phonetic, xīng)
How to remember it
awaken · Heisig RSH #2574
whiskey bottle + 星 star
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 星
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 星 (xīng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 星 sound component | xīng | star, planet; a point of light |
| 腥 | xīng | fishy, rank; raw meat |
| 猩 | xīng | ape, orangutan |
| 戥 | děng | a steelyard balance for weighing money |
Words containing 醒
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 人间清醒 | rén jiān qīng xǐng | (neologism c. 2021) to keep one's senses; not get carried away; not let success go to one'… |
| 发人深醒 | fā rén shēn xǐng | variant of 發人深省|发人深省[fa1 ren2 shen1 xing3] |
| 提神醒脑 | tí shén xǐng nǎo | to refresh and clear the mind (idiom); invigorating; bracing |
| 自然醒 | zì rán xǐng | to wake up naturally (without an alarm) |
| 提醒物 | tí xǐng wù | reminder |
| 一觉醒来 | yī jiào xǐng lái | to wake up from a sleep |
| 半梦半醒 | bàn mèng bàn xǐng | half-awake; half-asleep |
| 醒面 | xǐng miàn | to let the dough rest |
| 醒世恒言 | Xǐng shì Héng yán | Stories to Awaken the World, vernacular short stories by Feng Menglong 馮夢龍|冯梦龙[Feng2 Meng4… |
| 点醒 | diǎn xǐng | to point out; to draw sb's attention to sth; to cause sb to have a realization |
| 叫醒服务 | jiào xǐng fú wù | morning call; wake-up call (hotel service) |
| 醒来 | xǐng lái | to waken |
| 清醒 | qīng xǐng | clear-headed; sober; awake |
| 转醒 | zhuǎn xǐng | see 醒轉|醒转[xing3 zhuan3] |
| 醒转 | xǐng zhuǎn | to wake up; to regain consciousness |
| 醒目 | xǐng mù | eye-grabbing (headline); striking (illustration) |
| 酒醒 | jiǔ xǐng | to sober up |
| 醒酒 | xǐng jiǔ | to dissipate the effects of alcohol; to sober up |
| 清醒梦 | qīng xǐng mèng | lucid dream |
| 昏迷不醒 | hūn mí bù xǐng | to remain unconscious |