醒

Pronunciationxǐng
Five Elements
FortuneAuspicious
Strokes16 strokes

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Pronunciation xǐng
Five Elements
Fortune Auspicious
Radical
Simplified Strokes 16 strokes
Traditional Strokes 16 strokes

Naming Meaning

Kangxi Dictionary

View Original Page 1285
View Original Page 1285
You Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Wine Vessel (yǒu) Kangxi Strokes: 16 Page 1285, Entry 20 Pronounced xīng. According to the Analytical Dictionary of Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it refers to becoming sober after being drunk. From the Zuo Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals (Zuozhuan): He sobered up and chased Zifan with a halberd. From the History of the Former Han (Qianhan Shu): Zigong is sober yet acts mad; it need not be caused by alcohol. From the Songs of Chu (Chuci): The masses are all drunk while I alone am sober. Also, according to the Supplemented Rhymes (Zengyun), it means to wake from a dream. Pronounced xǐng (rising tone). Meaning is the same. Pronounced xìng (falling tone). From the poem titled Meeting Spring in the Eastern Capital by Han Yu: The morning sunlight enters the window, birds call out, and the twilight does not yet awaken. Pronounced jīng. Name of a star. According to the Sun Family Charts of Auspicious Omens (Sunshi Ruiying Tu), the Great Awakening is an auspicious star.

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