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悟 (wù) — to comprehend; to become aware (of a truth or principle)

Definition

悟 (wù) is a bound/buddhist term meaning 'to awaken, to grasp (a truth)' — sudden insight, as in 悟出 'figure out' or 恍然大悟. It pairs with complements like 出 or 到, and is not used alone as a main verb.

bound form
to comprehendto become aware (of a truth or principle)

Examples

  • 悟。
    Tā zhōng yú wù dào le zhè ge dào lǐ.
    He finally comprehended this truth.
  • ，。
    Jīng guò sī kǎo, wǒ wù chū le qí zhōng de ào mì.
    After thinking, I grasped the mystery within.
  • 悟。
    Tā yí xià zi jiù wù le.
    He comprehended right away.

Origin

Sound + meaning
六书liùshū
形声xíngshēng

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
忄Written in full as心xīn
Sound part声符shēngfú
吾
吾wú悟
Same sound today

悟 is made from 忄, a side form of 心, and 吾, which supplies the sound.

Appears in
Thinking & Cognition

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