xǐng

to wake up

to be awake; to become aware; to sober up; to come to

wine vessel (酉) + stars (星) = waking sober under the stars

酉 is the vessel for wine or spirits, anchoring the sense of clearing after intoxication. 星 mainly gives the sound xǐng; the alcohol radical carries the meaning.

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他早上七点才

tā zǎo shang qī diǎn cái xǐng。

He didn't wake up until seven in the morning.

她喝了很多酒,要很久才能

tā hē le hěn duō jiǔ,yào hěn jiǔ cái néng xǐng。

She drank a lot of alcohol and will need a long time to sober up.

Words with 醒

酒醒

jiǔ xǐng

to sober up

醒世恒言

xǐng shì héng yán

Stories to Awaken the World, vernacular short stories by Feng Menglong 馮夢龍|冯梦龙[Feng2 Meng4 long2] published in 1627

醒来

xǐng lái

to waken

醒悟

xǐng wù

to come to oneself

醒目

xǐng mù

eye-grabbing (headline)

醒豁

xǐng huò

clear

醒转

xǐng zhuǎn

to wake up; to regain consciousness

醒酒

xǐng jiǔ

to dissipate the effects of alcohol

醒面

xǐng miàn

to let the dough rest

灵醒

líng xǐng

(of senses, mind etc) alert

惊醒

jīng xǐng

to rouse

点醒

diǎn xǐng

to point out

More characters with 酉