WAKE UP    醒來寤

CHANGE from SLEEP so as to BEGIN to be AWARE (AND LEAVE ONES BED).
AWAKEWAKE (UP)AWAKENSTIRCOME TOCOME AROUNDLITERARY WAKENGET UP
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The current general word for waking up is wù 寤 (ant. mèi 寐 "fall fast asleep"). 2. Jué 覺 (ant. meng 夢 "be deep asleep") refers to waking up, often after a dream. 3. Xīng 興 (ant. wò 臥 "sleep") refer to rising in the morning. NB: Xǐng 醒 "wake up" is post-Han (TANG). In pre-Han times the word means "sober up".
Modern Chinese Criteria
醒 睡醒 甦醒 清醒 覺 寤 甦 醒悟 覺悟 省悟 憬悟 覺醒 如夢初醒 大夢初醒 如飲醍醐 醍醐灌頂 恍然大悟 迷途知返 浪子回頭 敗子回頭 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hypernym
  • CHANGE　EVENT involving two MOMENTS t1 and t2, such that a THING at the MOMENT t1 is DIFFERENT FROM that THING at the MOMENT t2. (anc: 9/0, child: 18)
  • EVENT　REALITY that ARISES in TIME. (anc: 8/0, child: 4)
  • REALITY　EXIST and NOT ONLY BE IMAGINED. (anc: 7/0, child: 5)
  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 4.63

  • Lateinische Synonyme und Etymologien ( DOEDERLEIN 1840) p.

    AWAKE

    vigil refers to a person being awake as a positive feature involving vital energy.

    insomnis refers to a person as deprived of sleep but would have liked to sleep.

    exsomnis refers to someone who refuses to sleep.

  • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 2.305:203

    EVEILLER.REVEILLER

  • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 1.281.237

    EVEILLER.REVEILLER

    • Words (13 items)

    覺  jué OC: kruuɡ MC: kɣɔk 21 Attributions

    Jué 覺 (ant. meng 夢 "be deep asleep") refers to waking up, often after a dream.

      Word relations
    • Ant: 臥 / 臥卧/SLEEP Wò 臥 (ant. qǐ 起 "get up") is often used as a very general term referring to any form of sleep or rest whatsoever, but specifically the word does also refer to taking a brief nap, typically leaning on a low table.

      Syntactic words
    • nabpsychstate while awake
    • vadNun-slept-in; woken-through (night etc)
    • vadVwhile awake
    • vichangewake up from sleep or dream
    • vicontinuousbe awake
    • viderivedregain consciousness, come toCH
    • vtoNwake up from (dream or sleep)
    • vtoSto wake up to the fact that SLZ
    • vtoSfigurativewake up to the fact thatCH
    寤  wù OC: ŋaas MC: ŋuo̝ 20 Attributions

    The current general word for waking up is wù 寤 (ant. mèi 寐 "fall fast asleep").

      Word relations
    • Ant: 臥 / 臥卧/SLEEP Wò 臥 (ant. qǐ 起 "get up") is often used as a very general term referring to any form of sleep or rest whatsoever, but specifically the word does also refer to taking a brief nap, typically leaning on a low table.

      Syntactic words
    • vadNas one wakes up
    • vadVawake; while awake
    • vichangewake up,
    • vidurativebe awake, lie awake
    興  xīng OC: qhɯŋ MC: hɨŋ 10 Attributions

    Xīng 興 (ant. wò 臥 "sleep") refer to rising in the morning.

      Word relations
    • Ant: 臥 / 臥卧/SLEEP Wò 臥 (ant. qǐ 起 "get up") is often used as a very general term referring to any form of sleep or rest whatsoever, but specifically the word does also refer to taking a brief nap, typically leaning on a low table.
    • Ant: 寐/SLEEP Mèi 寐 (ant. jué 覺 "wake up") is to fall fast asleep.

      Syntactic words
    • vichangeget up, rise; get active
    起  qǐ OC: khɯʔ MC: khɨ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • viactget up
    醒悟  xǐng wù OC: seeŋʔ ŋaas MC: seŋ ŋuo̝ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPichangewake up
    蘇  sū 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • viprocesscome to; wake upCH
    覺寢  jué qǐn OC: kruuɡ skhimʔ MC: kɣɔk tshim 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPiinchoativewake up from sleep
    復穌  fù sū OC: buɡs sɡlaa MC: bɨu suo̝ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPichangeregain consciousness
    寤興  wù xīng OC: ŋaas qhɯŋ MC: ŋuo̝ hɨŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPiinchoativewake up so as to rise
    悟  wù OC: ŋaas MC: ŋuo̝ 1 Attribution

      Word relations
    • Ant: 臥/LIE DOWN The current general words are wò 臥 (ant. lì 立 "stand up") which can refer to lying in any position, on the side, on the back, or indeed on the stomach, and the purpose of this action is rest or sleep.

      Syntactic words
    • viinchoativewake up
    穌  sū OC: sɡlaa MC: suo̝ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vicome to; wake up
    醒  xǐng OC: seeŋʔ MC: seŋ 0 Attributions

    Xǐng 醒 "wake up" is post-Han (TANG).

      Syntactic words
    • vichangepost-Han: wake up
    作  zuò OC: tsaaɡs MC: tsuo̝
    作  zuò OC: tsaals MC: tsɑ
    作  zuò OC: tsaaɡ MC: tsɑk 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vichangeget up (for work?)????