醒 (xǐng): meaning and stroke order

醒 in our stories

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• 有一天，他终于醒了过来，发现四周又黑又闷，连伸一下手都做不到。

  yǒu yì tiān tā zhōngyú xǐng le guòlai fāxiàn sìzhōu yòu hēi yòu mēn lián shēn yíxià shǒu dōu zuò bú dào

  One day he finally woke and found everything around him dark and stifling; he could not even stretch out a hand.

  From the story Pangu separates heaven and earth HSK 7–9 · Level 7

• “问题是他家那棵柿子树，一半的树枝都伸到了我家院子里。秋天落叶，把我家的排水沟堵得死死的；熟透的柿子掉下来，砸在玻璃顶上，砰砰响，半夜都能把人吓醒。”

  wèntí shì tā jiā nà kē shìzishù yíbàn de shùzhī dōu shēn dào le wǒ jiā yuànzi lǐ qiūtiān luò yè bǎ wǒ jiā de páishuǐgōu dǔ de sǐsǐ de shútòu de shìzi diào xiàlai zá zài bōli dǐng shàng pēngpēng xiǎng bànyè dōu néng bǎ rén xià xǐng

  "The problem is his persimmon tree: half its branches reach into my garden. In autumn the leaves block my drains solid, and ripe persimmons drop onto the glass roof—bang, bang—loud enough to scare you awake at midnight."

  From the story The persimmon tree over the wall HSK 7–9 · Level 9

• 白素贞醒来，看到丈夫已经没有了呼吸，心痛欲绝。她不顾怀孕的身体，飞到昆仑山去偷能起死回生的仙草。

  Bái Sùzhēn xǐng lái kàndào zhàngfu yǐjīng méiyǒu le hūxī xīntòngyùjué tā búgù huáiyùn de shēntǐ fēi dào Kūnlún Shān qù tōu néng qǐsǐhuíshēng de xiāncǎo

  When Bai Suzhen came to and saw her husband no longer breathing, she was heartbroken. Heedless of her pregnancy, she flew to the Kunlun Mountains to steal a magic herb that could bring the dead back to life.

  From the story The Legend of the White Snake HSK 7–9 · Level 9