寤
How to Say
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Meaning: to awake from sleep
💡 Think: 'Woo' (wù) – you awake to woo the morning.
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Character Story & Explanation
In a Beijing courtyard, an elderly man wakes at dawn, saying '寤' (wù) as he stirs from sleep. This character, with roof radical 宀, depicts waking under a roof. It appears in classical texts like the Shijing, where '寤寐思服' describes longing day and night. Rare in modern usage, it evokes poetic awakening.
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