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Usage of the character 惺

xīng
[惺]
  • (literary) to come to one's senses; to awaken
  • (literary) astute; sharp-witted
xīngxīng
惺惺
[惺惺]
  • (literary) awake
  • (literary) intelligent; clever
xīngsōng
惺松
[惺鬆]
  • variant of 惺忪 (xīngsōng)
xīngsōng
惺忪
[惺忪]
  • drowsy-eyed
  • (literary) wavering; indecisive
  • (literary) awake; conscious; clearheaded
jiǎxīngxīng
假惺惺
[假惺惺]
  • (of an expression of sympathy) insincere; phony
xīngxīng-xiāngxī
惺惺相惜
[惺惺相惜]
  • lit. people of talent appreciate one another (idiom)
  • fig. to feel an affinity with (sb); to feel a bond with
shuìyǎn-xīngsōng
睡眼惺忪
[睡眼惺忪]
  • (idiom) sleepy-eyed; still half asleep
xīngxīng-zuòtài
惺惺作态
[惺惺作態]
  • (idiom) to put on an act
xīngxīngxīxīngxīng
惺惺惜惺惺
[惺惺惜惺惺]
  • see 惺惺相惜 (xingxing-xiāngxi)