Senses
卧/ 臥 for sleeping
(bound form) used for sleeping or resting; used in words for bedrooms and sleeping berths
卧/ 臥 to lie down
to lie down; to crouch or sit (of animals or birds); to be in a horizontal position
卧/ 臥 to poach
to poach eggs (dropping a shelled egg into boiling water, milk, or soup)
卧/ 臥 to live in seclusion
(literary) to live in seclusion or retirement
卧/ 臥 sleeping berth
a sleeping berth on a train (short for 卧铺 )