悟能

Wùnéng

popculture

Meanings

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

Characters

to awaken / realize

Examples

猪八戒的法名叫悟能。

Zhū Bājiè de fǎmíng jiào Wùnéng.

Zhu Bajie's Buddhist name is Wuneng.

观音菩萨给他取名悟能。

Guānyīn Púsà gěi tā qǔ míng Wùnéng.

The Bodhisattva Guanyin gave him the name Wuneng.

In Pop Culture

西游记 Xīyóu Jì

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