Chinese symbol for “awake”
清醒
qīng xǐng
clear-headed; sober; awake
The closest CC-CEDICT match for awake is 清醒 (qīng xǐng), defined as: clear-headed; sober; awake.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “awake”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 觉 (覺) | jué | to feel; to find that |
| 惺惺 | xīng xīng | (literary) awake; (literary) intelligent; clever |
| 惺忪 | xīng sōng | drowsy-eyed; (literary) wavering; indecisive |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 清醒.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 清楚 | qīng chu | clear; distinct |
| 清理 | qīng lǐ | to clear up; to tidy up |
| 清晰 | qīng xī | clear; distinct |
| 高清 | gāo qīng | high definition (television etc); high fidelity (audio) |
| 清洁 (清潔) | qīng jié | clean; to clean |
| 提醒 | tí xǐng | to remind; to call attention to |
| 觉醒 (覺醒) | jué xǐng | to awaken; to come to realize |
| 醒来 (醒來) | xǐng lái | to waken |
See also: Japanese symbol for “awake”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.