觉

覺
jué
#327 most
frequent character
to feel, to find that, thinking

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

觉 pairs 学 without 子 xué, which supplies the sound, with 见 to see. Seeing brings the first sense: to realize, moving from not knowing to knowing. Read jué, it grew to 'perceive' and 'awaken'. Read jiào, it also means 'to sleep', shortened from 睡觉.

Drawn as: seeing

觉 as a component in other characters

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Same Characters, Different Readings

觉jiào
a nap, a sleep

Homophones

绝jué
cut off, exhausted, desperate
角jué
role (theater), to compete
爵jué
ancient bronze wine holder with 3 legs and loop handle
决jué
to decide, to determine

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