卧

wò

lie down; crouch

How to write 卧, stroke by stroke

to lie; to crouch

Ideographic: A person 卜 (altered form of 人) laying in bed 臣

Made of 臣 + 卜

卧室wò shìbedroom
卧底wò dǐto hide (as an undercover agent); an insider (in a gang of thieves); a mole
卧槽wò cáo(Internet slang) (substitute for 我肏) fuck; WTF
卧倒wò dǎoto lie down; to drop to the ground
卧房wò fángbedroom; a sleeping compartment (on a train)
俯卧撑fǔ wò chēngpush-up; press-up (exercise)
卧床wò chuángto lie in bed; bedridden; bed
仰卧yǎng wòto lie supine
仰卧式yǎng wò shìcorpse pose (yoga)
倒卧dǎo wòto lie down; to drop dead
硬卧yìng wòhard sleeper (a type of sleeper train ticket class with a harder bunk)
卧不安wò bù ānrestless insomnia

最大的卧室朝南。
zuì dà de wò shì cháo nán 。
The largest bedroom faces south.
他现在卧床不起。
tā xiàn zài wò chuáng bù qǐ 。
He is confined to bed now.
他已卧病在床四天了。
tā yǐ wò bìng zài chuáng sì tiān le 。
He has been ill in bed for four days.
他一连四天卧病在床。
tā yì lián sì tiān wò bìng zài chuáng 。
He was ill in bed for four days straight.
我家在十八层，主卧和客厅都面朝南方。
wǒ jiā zài shí bā céng ， zhǔ wò hé kè tīng dōu miàn cháo nán fāng 。
My home is on the eighteenth floor, and both the master bedroom and the living room face south.