醒

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

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

酉 meaning “wine” + 星 sound ( xīng )

Components 酉星

awaken · Heisig RSH #2574

whiskey bottle + 星 star

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
人间清醒	rén jiān qīng xǐng	(neologism c. 2021) to keep one's senses; not get carried away; not let success go to one'…
发人深醒	fā rén shēn xǐng	variant of 發人深省\|发人深省[fa1 ren2 shen1 xing3]
提神醒脑	tí shén xǐng nǎo	to refresh and clear the mind (idiom); invigorating; bracing
自然醒	zì rán xǐng	to wake up naturally (without an alarm)
提醒物	tí xǐng wù	reminder
一觉醒来	yī jiào xǐng lái	to wake up from a sleep
半梦半醒	bàn mèng bàn xǐng	half-awake; half-asleep
醒面	xǐng miàn	to let the dough rest
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…
点醒	diǎn xǐng	to point out; to draw sb's attention to sth; to cause sb to have a realization
叫醒服务	jiào xǐng fú wù	morning call; wake-up call (hotel service)
醒来	xǐng lái	to waken
清醒	qīng xǐng	clear-headed; sober; awake
转醒	zhuǎn xǐng	see 醒轉\|醒转[xing3 zhuan3]
醒转	xǐng zhuǎn	to wake up; to regain consciousness
醒目	xǐng mù	eye-grabbing (headline); striking (illustration)
酒醒	jiǔ xǐng	to sober up
醒酒	xǐng jiǔ	to dissipate the effects of alcohol; to sober up
清醒梦	qīng xǐng mèng	lucid dream
昏迷不醒	hūn mí bù xǐng	to remain unconscious

Characters sharing the sound component 星 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
星 sound part	xīng	star, planet; a point of light
腥	xīng	fishy, rank; raw meat
猩	xīng	ape, orangutan
戥	děng	a steelyard balance for weighing money