醒 Strokes Write it Listen 醒 xǐng to wake up; to be awake; to become aware HSK 4 16 strokes Radical 酉 Sound + meaning 9 words Built from酉meaningyǒuwine; wine vessel; chemical星soundxīngstar, planet; a point of light How it works酉 hints at the meaning (wine), and 星 xīng hints at the sound.