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how to write wo(lie) in chinese

卧

pinyinwò
radicals卜Stroke count8
eanglish meaninglie; crouch; sit; poach; for sleeping in

Stroke order of the Chinese character "卧" (wo)

Handwriting

v. （躺下） lie:

1. 俯卧
lie face downwards;

2. 仰卧
lie on one's back;

3. 横卧
lie across

v. （动物趴下） crouch; sit:

1. 母鸡卧窝。
The hen sits in the hencoop [henroost].

v. [方] （煮去壳蛋） poach:

1. 卧个鸡子儿
poach an egg

adj. （睡觉用的） for sleeping in:

1. 卧铺
sleeping berth; sleeper