卧
wò HSK5

lie down

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approved by Peter Olson · Nov 17, 2021, 04:01 AM · Reviewed by Peter Olson on Nov 17, 2021, 04:01 AM

add variant 臥

Depicts a person (人) with their eye (臣) leaning forward preparing to lie down and sleep.

Components

臣
臣 Iconic component

Depicts an eye.

人
人 Iconic component

Current form looks like 卜.

Change in form
Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 人 than it was in ancient scripts.

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Readings & variants
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