覺 (jué)

to feel; to think; to sense

How 覺 is written

Strokes
20
Radical
臼 — mortar
Traditional
覺
Simplified
觉

Components

  • 臼 mortar
  • 爻 mix/twine/cross
  • 冖 cover
  • 見 see

覺 has 2 readings

The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.

jiào
a nap; a sleep; CL:場|场[chang2]
jué
to feel; to find that; thinking; awake

Common words using 覺

感覺 gǎnjué
to feel; to become aware of; feeling
睡覺 shuìjiào
to go to bed; to sleep
覺得 juéde
to think; to feel
不知不覺 bùzhībùjué
unconsciously; unwittingly
發覺 fājué
to find; to detect; to discover
自覺 zìjué
conscious; aware; on one's own initiative
視覺 shìjué
sight; vision; visual
不自覺 bùzìjué
unaware; unconscious of sth
不覺 bùjué
unconsciously
先知先覺 xiānzhīxiānjué
foresight; having foresight; person of foresight
先覺 xiānjué
person with foresight
午覺 wǔjiào
siesta; afternoon nap

覺 in a sentence

我覺得這部電影非常感人。

Wǒ juéde zhè bù diànyǐng fēicháng gǎnrén.

“I think this movie is very moving.”

How common is 覺?

覺 is the 327th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 66.6% of all running text.

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