醒
HSK 4

醒 (xǐng): wake up, sober up, startle

xǐng

wake up, sober up, startle

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Pinyin

xǐng

HSK Level

Level 4

Characters

1

English Meaning

wake up, sober up, startle

How to Write 醒 (xǐng)

醒 is written in 16 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

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Origin of 醒

A phono-semantic compound: 酉 (wine) carries the meaning, and 星 hints at the pronunciation.

What 醒 is Made Of

醒 is built from 2 components:

酉wine
星star, planet

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Words Using 醒

Common Chinese words that contain 醒:

提醒

tíxǐng

清醒

qīngxǐng

苏醒

sūxǐng

觉醒

juéxǐng

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