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Information of 卧

Pinyinwò

Radical

卜

Strokes

8 strokes

Usage

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Definition

to lie / to crouch

卧 wò 动 1. to lie down, to lie prone 2. to lie down and not sleep 3. lie on ice (referring to the story of an ancient filial son lying on ice to care for his mother) 4. lying tablet (a rule; originally referring to a stone tablet set in the Ming and Qing dynasties to constrain students) 5. reclining Buddha (a statue of Buddha reclining, specifically referring to the depiction of Buddha's nirvana) 6. lying governance (to govern effortlessly; refers to a philosophy of effortless governance) 7. lying matters (similar to “lying governance”) 8. lying on grass with a soil block as a pillow (typically refers to how a son behaves during the mourning of parents) 9. lying in armor (to lie while still in armor; implies being on the alert) 10. to sleep 11. to fall or collapse 12. to abandon 13. to warm up 14. in dialects, specifically refers to boiling eggs in hot water 15. to live in seclusion 16. to hide 17. to stop 18. to crouch down 卧 wò 名 bedroom (example: “卧榻之侧，岂许他人酣睡” means one’s territory does not allow others to intrude;卧内 refers to the bedroom or inner chamber)

卧薪尝胆 wò xīn cháng dǎn

lit. to lie on firewood and taste gall (idiom); fig. suffering patiently, but firmly resolved on revenge

卧龙 wò lóng

lit. hidden dragon / fig. emperor in hiding

卧房 wò fáng

bedroom / a sleeping compartment (on a train)

横卧 héng wò

to recline

卧倒 wò dǎo

to lie down / to drop to the ground

卧床 wò chuáng

to lie in bed / bedridden / bed

卧病 wò bìng

ill in bed / bed-ridden

侧卧 cè wò

to lie on one's side

卧铺 wò pù

a bed (on a train) / a couchette

卧底 wò dǐ

to hide (as an undercover agent) / an insider (in a gang of thieves) / a mole

卧式 wò shì

lying / horizontal

卧榻 wò tà

a couch / a narrow bed

卧佛寺 wò fó sì

Temple of the Reclining Buddha（地名） / Wat Pho（地名）

坐卧不安 zuò wò bù ān

fidget / feel restless

卧床不起 wò chuáng bù qǐ

be completely bedridden / remain in bed / take to one's bed and be likely to die

软卧 ruǎn wò

soft sleeper (a type of sleeper train ticket class with a softer bunk)

卧佛 wò fó

reclining Buddha

卧龙岗 Wò lóng gǎng

Wollongong, Australia

卧室 wò shì

bedroom / CL:間|间[jian1]

僵卧 jiāng wò

to lie rigid and motionless

俯卧撑 fǔ wò chēng

press-up (physical exercise) / push-up

俯卧 fǔ wò

to lie prone

仰卧 yǎng wò

to lie supine

仰卧起坐 yǎng wò qǐ zuò

sit-up (physical exercise)

卧蚕眉 wò cán méi

Lying silkworm eyebrow

躺卧 tǎng wò

lie-down / lies

Input Method for 卧

Pinyinwo4

Wubi

ahnh

Cangjie

sly

Zhengma

hid

Four Corner

73700

Unicode

U+5367

Same Pronunciation Characters

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Same Radical Characters

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