醒(xǐng)

HSK 416 strokes

to wake up

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Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
xǐng
Meaning
to wake up; to be awake; to become aware; to sober up; to come to
Strokes
16
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 醒 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰酉星

In this compound, the meaning comes from 酉 (wine); 星 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

酉yǒu星xīng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 醒 step by step

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

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Words with 醒

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

tí提xǐng醒
HSK 4

to remind

Open 提醒 page →
qīng清xǐng醒
HSK 4

clear-headed

Open 清醒 page →
sū苏xǐng醒
HSK 7-9

to come to

Open 苏醒 page →
jué觉xǐng醒
HSK 7-9

to awaken

Open 觉醒 page →
xǐng醒lái来
HSK 7-9

to waken

Open 醒来 page →
xǐng醒wù悟
HSK 7-9

to come to oneself

Open 醒悟 page →
xǐng醒mù目
HSK 7-9

eye-grabbing (headline)

Open 醒目 page →
jīng惊xǐng醒
HSK 7-9

to rouse

Open 惊醒 page →

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丈与严临之乎亚企

From 醒’s common words

提清苏觉来悟目惊

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