| xǐng | to wake up/to awaken/to be awake |
| 醒 | to wake up to awaken to be awake |
| 醒世 | moralizing |
| 醒世之言 | good advice that cautions the age |
| 醒世恒言 | Stories to caution the world, vernacular short stories by Feng Menglong 馮夢龍|冯梦龙 published in 1627 |
| 醒悟 | to come to oneself to come to realize to come to see the truth |
| 醒木 | story-teller's gavel |
| 醒来 | waken |
| 醒目 | eye-grabbing (headline) striking (illustration) |
| 醒盹儿 | wake up from a nap; shake off drowsiness |
| 醒着的 | waking; be awake |
| 醒脑 | restoring consciouness; refreshment |
| 醒豁 | clear; explicit |
| 醒酒 | sober up |