xǐng

HSK 4
common
verb
adjective

Meaning of

醒 means to regain consciousness after intoxication, anesthesia or coma; to wake up from sleep; to be awake. Pronounced xǐng. HSK 4.

  • to regain consciousness after intoxication, anesthesia or coma
  • to wake up from sleep; to be awake
  • to let dough rest and soften

Character Info

Radical
Strokes16
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

zuó
wǎn
duō
le
 
dào
xiàn
zài
hái
méi
xǐng
 

He drank too much last night and hasn't woken up yet.

Bìng
rén
shǒu
shù
hòu
gāng
xǐng
guò
lái
 

The patient just regained consciousness after surgery.

Jiǔ
zuì
wèi
xǐng
de
rén
yào
kāi
chē
 

People who are still drunk should not drive.

宿
zuì
dào
èr
tiān
zhōng
cái
xǐng
 

He woke up at noon the next day after a heavy night of drinking.

Hūn
le
sān
tiān
de
lǎo
rén
zhōng
xǐng
le
 

The elderly person who had been unconscious for three days finally woke up.