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醒

xǐng

to wake up

A person waking up in bed
Memory picture

Character

醒 xǐng

Strokes
16
Radical
酉 — wine
Made of
酉 wine 星 star, planet
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 我早上醒了。 Wǒ zǎoshang xǐng le. I woke up in the morning.
  • 他还没醒呢。 Tā hái méi xǐng ne. He has not woken up yet.
  • 孩子醒了。 Háizi xǐng le. The child woke up.

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