醒悟
xǐng wù · HSK 7
to come to realize
💡 醒 wake-up + 悟 realize = the mind wakes up and finally gets it
醒 — wine/alcohol 酉 + star 星 (phonetic)
A semantic-phonetic compound. The left side 酉 depicts a wine jar and gives the meaning 'related to alcohol' — originally 'to sober up from drunkenness.' The right side 星 (xīng) supplies the sound. The meaning later broadened to 'wake up' and 'become aware.'