醒

• 拼音: xǐng
• 汉字拆解: 醒 = 酉 (wine vessel, left component) + 星 (star, phonetic and semantic — clarity like starlight)

含义

To wake up; to come to one's senses; to be awake or alert.

Can describe waking from sleep (睡醒), regaining consciousness (醒来), or becoming mentally alert or sober (醒悟). Often used in compound forms: 叫醒 (to wake someone up), 醒来 (to wake up/come to), 清醒 (clear-headed/sober). The context determines whether it is physical or mental.

例句

1. 他每天早上七点自然醒来，从不需要闹钟。
2. 昨晚睡得太晚，今天早上怎么叫都醒不过来。
3. 喝了一杯浓咖啡之后，她感觉清醒多了，可以继续工作了。

用法指南

语境: everyday, health, emotions

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 他手术后第二天才醒过来，家人一直守在旁边。(He didn't come round until the day after the surgery; his family stayed by his side the whole time.)
• 你该醒醒了，别再相信那些谎言了。(You should wake up and stop believing those lies.)

错误说法

• 把醒用于描述无生命物体，如那棵树醒了。(Don't use 醒 for inanimate objects — it only applies to people or animals waking up or becoming alert.)

起源与历史

The character 醒 = 酉 (wine vessel, associated with intoxication) + 星 (star, phonetic), evoking the idea of sobering up and becoming alert.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal