to wake up; to become sober

Animated Stroke Order 醒

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Stroke Order Diagrams 醒

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
yào
bǎo
chí
qīng
xǐng
de
tóu
nǎo

He needs to keep a clear mind.

2
měi
tiān
zǎo
shàng
liù
diǎn
xǐng
lái

I wake up at six every morning.

3
qǐng
xǐng
míng
tiān
kāi
huì
de
shí
jiān

Please remind me of the meeting time tomorrow.

4
xǐng
chī
fàn

Mom reminds me to eat.

5
lǎo
shī
xǐng
men
míng
tiān
yào
kǎo
shì

The teacher reminds us that we have an exam tomorrow.

6
péng
yǒu
xǐng
bié
wàng
le
dài
sǎn
yīn
wèi
tiān
bào
shuō
huì
xià

My friend reminds me not to forget to bring an umbrella because the weather forecast says it will rain.

7
zǎo
shàng
hěn
qīng
xǐng

I am very awake in the morning.

8
le
bēi
fēi
xiàn
zài
hěn
qīng
xǐng

He drank a cup of coffee and is now very awake.

9
zài
kùn
nán
miàn
qián
bǎo
chí
qīng
xǐng
de
tóu
nǎo
zuò
chū
le
zhèng
què
de
jué
dìng

In the face of difficulties, she kept a clear mind and made the right decision.

10
shuì
xǐng
le

He woke up.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes16
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1062
Zhuyinㄒㄧㄥˇ
Components
UnicodeU+9192
CangjieYRHHI
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

Learn how the Five Elements describe personality