The Chinese word【覺】that we will introduce this time is a word that describes a state or emotion. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Feeling or sleep. Explanation: 1. (1) To wake up. For example: “Just woke up from a long dream.” (2) The ability to identify objects after the senses are stimulated. Such as: “perception”, “taste”, “hallucination”. (3) Discovery. Such as: “discover”, “perceive”, “startle”, “realize”. (4) Comprehension and understanding. Such as: “enlightenment”. (5) A wise person. Such as: “foresight”. (6) To inspire or inform. For example: “Make those who know first realize what comes later.” 2. Sleep. For example: “sleep”, “take a nap”.

You’ll find the pronunciation for this Chinese character here.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【覺】:jué

Cantonese Jyutping of 【覺】:gok3/gaau3

This section presents general background information on the Chinese character 【覺】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【覺】, for example:Describing a state or emotion , It means mainly feeling or sleep .Because Chinese characters embody extensive meanings, there may be deeper interpretations and specific functions beyond what is presented here.

【覺】exists independently, yet its interaction with other words enriches expressions, such as【感覺、覺醒】(Mandarin Pinyin:gǎn jiào 、jiào xǐng/ Cantonese Jyutping:gam2 gok3 、gok3 sing2)

It takes 20 strokes to write this character,It is a highly common and fundamental Chinese character that must be learned,The sentence below shows how this character appears in written language.:


他突然覺醒,意識到自己的錯誤。

He suddenly woke up and realized his mistake.


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