卧
卧 character breakdown
(bound form) to divine / to forecast or estimate / (of a place to live etc) to choose
卜
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丨
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丶
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Mnemonic symbol from "to divine" and the shape of the character: a voodoo staff.
Bruno Bear (bu-) tries to divine (卜) the future in the space station's living room (Ø3). He places a petal (丶) in the middle of the room as an offering and starts a magic ritual with his voodoo staff (卜). The staff transforms the petal into a dinosaur bone (丨). Bruno divines that the staff was trying to tell him that all things are mortal and must come to an end.
Bruno Bear (bu-) tries to divine (卜) the future in the space station's living room (Ø3). He places a petal (丶) in the middle of the room as an offering and starts a magic ritual with his voodoo staff (卜). The staff transforms the petal into a dinosaur bone (丨). Bruno divines that the staff was trying to tell him that all things are mortal and must come to an end.
state official or subject in dynastic China / I, your servant (used in addressing the sovereign) / Kangxi radical 131
Characters with 卧 as component
卧
is not used as a component in another character.
Words with 卧
lit. to sleep on brushwood and taste gall (like King Gou Jian of Yue 勾踐|勾践[Gou1 Jian4]), in order to recall one's humiliations) (idiom) / fig. to maintain one's resolve for revenge
lit. to lie on firewood and taste gall (idiom); fig. suffering patiently, but firmly resolved on revenge
Wolong National Nature Reserve in Wenchuan county, northwest Sichuan, home of the giant panda 大熊貓|大熊猫[da4 xiong2 mao1]
lit. hidden dragon, crouching tiger (idiom) / fig. talented individuals in hiding / concealed talent
to eat bitter fruit and lie on thorns (idiom); to share the hard life of the common people
Sentences with 卧
卧 currently does not appear in any sentence.