醒
篆
隶xǐng
【析形】形声字。古文字形从酉(酒),星声。
【释义】《说文》新附:“醉解也。”本义是酒醉后恢复正常,即酒醒。引申泛指从麻醉、昏迷状态中恢复正常知觉,如[苏醒];又引申指睡后醒来,如[睡醒];用于抽象意义,又引申指明白道理,如[觉醒];由明白,又引申指明显、清楚,如[醒目]。[如梦初醒]好像刚从梦境中醒来一样,多比喻从糊涂、错误的认识中省悟过来。
【shape analysis】It is the pictophonetic character.In ancient character the part酉(yǒu,wine)is as an ideogram and星(xīng) as a phonetic sign.
【original meaning】 Sobering up.