Usage of the character 擞
sǒu
擞
[擻]
- used in 抖擻／抖擞 (dǒusǒu)
sòu
擞
[擻]
- (dialect) to stoke the embers (to revive a fire)
- Taiwan pr. (sǒu)
dǒusǒu
抖擞
[抖擻]
- to rouse
- to invigorate
- to enliven
- to put sb into high spirits
- con brio
dǒusǒujīngshén
抖擞精神
[抖擻精神]
- to gather one's spirits
- to pull oneself together
jīngshéndǒusǒu
精神抖擞
[精神抖擻]
- spirit trembling with excitement (idiom); in high spirits
- lively and full of enthusiasm
- full of energy
- con brio