卧 Stroke Order
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Information of 卧
Pinyin
wò
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)
lit. to lie on firewood and taste gall (idiom); fig. suffering patiently, but firmly resolved on revenge