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Meaning of 寤

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寤
Pinyin: wù
English Definition: to awake from sleep
Chinese Definition:
①睡醒:“七日而寤”。寤寐以求。
②古同“悟”,理解,明白。
③古同“牾”,逆。
Total strokes: 14; Radical: 宀
Pictophonetic:吾 indicates the sound; 宀 (roof) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿱ Above to below
    • 宀 [gàimian2] roof; house
    • ⿰ Left to right
      • 爿 [ qiáng ] half of a tree trunk
      • 吾 [ wú ] I, my, our; to resist, to impede
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Example Words
寤寐 wù mèi lit. awake or asleep; at any time
寤寐不忘 wù mèi bù wàng to not forget (sth.) asleep or awake (idiom)
寤寐筹思 wù mèi chóu sī to think of sth. day and night (idiom)
More:寤* | *寤 | *寤*
Example Sentences
1
你睡觉吗
?
你不能醒寤一个时辰吗
?
And he saith to Peter: Simon, sleepest thou? couldst thou not watch one hour?
2
这些都是保持醒寤
,
并作好准备去迎接末日的方法
。
These are ways of staying awake, of being ready.
3
降
E
大调中提琴奏鸣曲寨寠寤对
,
作品
120
,
第二号
。
Sonata for Viola and Piano in E-Flat Major, Op. 120, No. 2
4
所以
,
你们要醒寤
,
因为你们不知道
:
在那一天你们的主人要来
。
Watch ye therefore, because ye know not what hour your Lord will come.
5
万事的结局已临近了
,
所以你们应该慎重
,
应该醒寤祈祷
。
But the end of all is at hand. Be prudent therefore, and watch in prayers.