Phonosemantic compound. 酉 represents the meaning and 星 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
醒
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
醒
Regular
Modern
Chinese
醒 [xǐng]
to wake up; to be awake; to become aware; to sober up; to come to
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
醒 すみお
Sumio unclassified name
醒 すみとも
Sumitomo unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (44)
提醒 [tíxǐng] #1,349
to remind
清醒 [qīngxǐng] #2,064
clear-headed
醒来 [xǐnglái] #2,336
to waken
醒来 [xǐnglái] #2,336
to waken
叫醒 [jiàoxǐng] #4,972
to awaken
唤醒 [huànxǐng] #5,818
to wake sb
唤醒 [huànxǐng] #5,818
to wake sb
睡醒 [shuìxǐng] #17,267
to wake up
醒目 [xǐngmù] #13,592
eye-grabbing (headline)
惊醒 [jīngxǐng] #13,727
to rouse
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JAPANESE WORDS (29)
⭐ 目覚める [めざめる] #2,181
to wake up
⭐ 目が覚める [めがさめる] #3,652
to wake up
⭐ 覚醒 [かくせい] #4,765
waking up
⭐ 覚める [さめる] #6,946
to wake
目覚め [めざめ] #11,271
waking
⭐ 覚ます [さます] #16,033
to awaken
⭐ 目覚ましい [めざましい] #34,383
remarkable
冷めやらぬ [さめやらぬ] #35,147
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.)
興ざめ [きょうざめ] #38,799
spoiled fun
⭐ 覚醒剤 [かくせいざい] #48,380
stimulant (e.g. psychoactive drugs like methamphetamine, ritalin, etc.)
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KOREAN WORDS (1)