憬
憬
jǐng
awaken
Character Breakdown
Radical: 心 (no. 61)
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- awaken
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Words Containing 憬
Related Words
叫醒(jiào xǐng)· to awaken
→启(qǐ)· to open
→多难兴邦(duō nàn xīng bāng)· much hardships may awaken a nation (idiom); calamity that prompts renewal
→断袖之癖(duàn xiù zhī pǐ)· lit. cut sleeve (idiom); fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han 漢書|汉书: emperor Han Aidi (real name Liu Xin) was in bed with his lover Dong Xian, and had to attend a court audience that morning. Not wishing to awaken Dong Xian, who was sleeping with his head resting on the emperor's long robe sleeve, Aidi used a knife to cut off the lower half of his sleeve.
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