悟能

Wùnéng

proper noun

Meanings

1 Zhu Wuneng, Buddhist name of Zhu Bajie (Pigsy) in Journey to the West

Characters

to awaken; realize

Examples

HSK 5

猪八戒的法名叫悟能。

Zhū Bājiè de fǎmíng jiào Wùnéng.

Zhu Bajie's Buddhist name is Wuneng.

HSK 7-9

观音菩萨给他取名悟能。

Guānyīn Púsà gěi tā qǔmíng Wùnéng.

The Bodhisattva Guanyin gave him the name Wuneng.

In Pop Culture

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Journey to the West

Wu Cheng'en's 16th-century novel where Guanyin gives Zhu Bajie the dharma name 悟能 ('awakened to ability') - paralleling Sun Wukong's 悟空 ('awakened to emptiness') and Sha Wujing's 悟净 ('awakened to purity').

Stroke Order

悟 wù

能 néng