卧(wò)

HSK 58 strokesTrad. 臥

to lie

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Character information

Pinyin
wò
Meaning
to lie; to crouch
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
臥

Origin & structure

Where 卧 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰臣卜

A person 卜 (altered form of 人) laying in bed 臣

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

臣chén卜bǔ

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form 臥: A person 人 laying on a bed 臣

How to write 卧 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 卧

Common words using 卧 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

wò卧shì室
HSK 5

bedroom

Open 卧室 page →
yǎng仰wò卧

to lie supine

Open 仰卧 page →
fú伏wò卧

lying down; to lie prostrate; prone

Open 伏卧 page →
fǔ俯wò卧

to lie prone

Open 俯卧 page →
zhǔ主wò卧

master bedroom; primary bedroom

Open 主卧 page →
yǎng仰wò卧qǐ起zuò坐

sit-up (physical exercise)

Open 仰卧起坐 page →
fǔ俯wò卧chēng撑

push-up; press-up (exercise)

Open 俯卧撑 page →
dǎo倒wò卧

to lie down

Open 倒卧 page →

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室仰伏俯主起坐撑

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