悟 (wù): to comprehend, to apprehend, to become aware
悟 (wù) is a Chinese character meaning “to comprehend.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 忄 (semantic) and 吾 (phonetic). It ranks #1655 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 悟 mind. Its radical form 忄 (heart) appears in many related characters such as 忙 (máng, busy), 快 (kuài, fast, happy), 怎 (zěn, how).
Definitions
- to comprehend
- to apprehend
- to become aware
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 领悟verb | lǐng wù | to understand |
| 醒悟verb | xǐng wù | to come to oneself |
| 觉悟verb | jué wù | to come to understand |
| 顿悟verb | dùn wù | a flash of realization |
| 悔悟verb | huǐ wù | to repent |
| 恍然大悟phrase | huǎng rán dà wù | (idiom) to suddenly realize |
| 执迷不悟phrase | zhí mí bù wù | to obstinately persist in going about things the wrong way (idiom) |
| 感悟verb | gǎn wù | to come to realize |
| 悟性noun | wù xìng | perception |
| 孙悟空proper-noun | sūn wù kōng | Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4... |
| 省悟verb | xǐng wù | to wake up to reality |
| 心领神悟 | xīn lǐng shén wù | see 心領神會|心领神会 |
| 大彻大悟phrase | dà chè dà wù | to achieve supreme enlightenment or nirvana (Buddhism) |
| 领悟力 | lǐng wù lì | comprehension |
| 大悟verb | dà wù | see 大悟縣|大悟县 |
悟 appears in 34 compound words: 18 as the first character, 65 as the last, and 18 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 悟 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (4)
to come to a profound realization; to become totally enlightened; to experience a complete awakening
to come to a profound realization; to become totally enlightened; to experience a complete awakening
Example Sentences
虽然失败了，但他悟不气馁，继续努力。
suī rán shī bài le , dàn tā wù bù qì něi , jì xù nǔ lì .
Though he failed, he did not lose heart and continued to persevere.
...音/从躁动到沉稳!叶欣眉练拳5年首战败 悟出“害怕都不怕”
. . . yīn cóng zào dòng dào chén wěn ! xié xīn méi liàn quán 5 nián shǒu zhàn bài wù chū hài pà dōu bù pà
...From Restlessness to Composure! Ye Xinmei Suffers First Loss After 5 Years of Training, Realizing She "Has Nothing to Fear"
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Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 忄 (mind) component
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