觉 (jué): to feel, to sleep
觉 (jué) is a Chinese character meaning “to feel, to sleep.” Classified as HSK Level 1 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of ⺍ (phonetic), 冖 (structural) and 见 (semantic). It ranks #327 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 觉 see. Its radical form 目 (eye) appears in many related characters such as 看 (kàn, to look, to see), 真 (zhēn, really), 着 (zhe, -ing, to wear).
Definitions
- to feel, to sleep
Etymology & Origin
pictophoneticsee
Decomposition: ⿳⺍冖见 (layout: top-middle-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 觉
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 觉得verb | jué de | to think that ... | 1 |
| 感觉noun/verb | gǎn jué | feeling | 4 |
| 睡觉verb | shuì jiào | to go to bed | 1 |
| 视觉noun | shì jué | sight | 6 |
| 自觉verb/adjective | zì jué | to realize | 5 |
| 听觉noun | tīng jué | sense of hearing | 6 |
| 味觉noun | wèi jué | sense of taste | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 直觉 | zhí jué | intuition |
| 幻觉 | huàn jué | illusion |
| 察觉 | chá jué | to sense |
| 发觉 | fā jué | to become aware |
| 知觉 | zhī jué | perception |
| 嗅觉 | xiù jué | sense of smell |
| 错觉 | cuò jué | misconception |
| 警觉 | jǐng jué | to be on guard |
| 不知不觉 | bù zhī bù jué | (idiom) unconsciously |
| 觉察 | jué chá | to sense |
| 不觉 | bù jué | unconsciously |
| 觉醒 | jué xǐng | to awaken |
| 觉悟 | jué wù | to come to understand |
| 午觉 | wǔ jiào | siesta |
| 触觉 | chù jué | sense of touch |
觉 appears in 66 compound words: 6 as the first character, 71 as the last, and 23 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 觉 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (7)
Although I don't know what you are saying or doing, I think you are (or it is) amazing.
Showing 6 of 7 idioms containing 觉.
Example Sentences
我觉得这个方案可行，但需要进一步讨论细节。
Wǒ juéde zhè gè fāng'àn kěxíng, dàn xūyào jìnyíbù tǎolùn xìjié.
I think this plan is feasible, but further discussion of details is needed.
睡觉太亮恐影响健康?医点名3类人风险高
shuì jué tài liàng kǒng yǐng xiǎng jiàn kāng ? yī diǎn míng lèi rén fēng xiǎn gāo
Sleeping in Bright Light May Harm Your Health? Doctors Identify 3 High-Risk Groups
...柔美终于解冻获过百粉丝支持 忠粉力撑:唔觉得系咩好大件事
. . . róu měi zhōng yú jiě dòng huò guò bǎi fěn sī zhī chí zhōng fěn lì chēng 唔 jué dé xì 咩 hǎo dà jiàn shì
Ruo Mei finally thaws out with over a hundred fans supporting her Loyal fans stand by her: "Don't see what the big deal is"
...吉爆竹爆炸导致右眼失明 7年过去少年仍感觉历历在目
. . . jí bào zhú bào zhà dǎo zhì yòu yǎn shī míng nián guò qù shǎo nián réng gǎn jué lì lì zài mù
The explosion of a firecracker caused him to lose sight in his right eye. Seven years later, the teenager still remembers it vividly.
WBC/徐若熙修正投球机制感觉更好 交流赛自信做好准备
xú ruò xī xiū zhèng tóu qiú jī zhì gǎn jué gēng hǎo jiāo liú sài zì xìn zuò hǎo zhǔn bèi
WBC/Xu Ruoxi: Adjusted Pitching Mechanics Feel Better; Confident and Prepared for Exhibition Matches
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tái wān cān yǐn yè jué xǐng le ? yī duī diàn chú xī xiū dào chū wǔ lǎo bǎn jiē guān jiàn gēn . . .
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你觉得她最想要什么纪念品？
Nǐ juéde tā zuì xiǎng yào shénme jìniànpǐn?
What souvenir do you think she would like most?
你觉得对此该做什么？
Nǐ juéde duì cǐ gāi zuò shénme?
What do you think should be done about it?
“你感觉怎么样？”他问。
"Nǐ gǎnjué zěnmeyàng?" tā wèn.
"How do you feel?" he asked.
你觉得我之前在做什么？
Nǐ juéde wǒ zhīqián zài zuò shénme?
What do you think I've been doing?
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