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How to write 觉 (jué, “to feel”)

觉, an HSK 1 character, is read jué for “to feel” and “to find that”, and also jiào (“a nap”). The traditional form is 覺, 20 strokes instead of 9. Among the HSK words it appears in 睡觉 (“to go to bed”), 觉得 (“to think that ...”) and 感觉 (“feeling”). Japanese keeps the traditional 覺, read kaku (“memorize”).

Pinyin
jué, jiào
Strokes
9
HSK
1
Radical
见 (“to see”)
Traditional
覺

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As a top-middle-bottom character it splits into ⺍ (“small”), strokes 1–3; 冖 (“cover”), strokes 4–5; 见 (“to see”, the radical), strokes 6–9, written the top first.

  1. top leftdown and right
  2. topdown and right
  3. topdown and right → down and left
  4. top leftdownwards
  5. top leftrightwards → down and left
  6. leftdownwards
  7. centerrightwards → downwards
  8. centerdown and left → leftwards
  9. bottomdown and right → rightwards → upwards

Names of the strokes

Traditional form

Simplified
觉 · 9 strokes
Traditional
覺 · 20 strokes · see its strokes

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Pinyin and meaning

PinyinMeaningsTraditionalIn words
jué
second tone		to feel; to find that; thinking; awake; aware覺觉得 感觉 自觉 听觉
jiào
fourth tone		a nap; a sleep覺睡觉
HSK 2025 syllabus
level 1
2021 standard
level 1
HSK 2.0
in a level 1 word
Words with it
59 in CC-CEDICT

Words with 觉

WordPinyinMeaning
睡觉 睡覺shuìjiàoto go to bed; to sleep HSK 1
觉得 覺得juédeto think that ...; to feel that ... HSK 1
感觉 感覺gǎnjuéfeeling; impression HSK 4
自觉 自覺zìjuéto realize; to be aware of HSK 5
听觉 聽覺tīngjuésense of hearing; auditory HSK 6
视觉 視覺shìjuésight; vision HSK 6
味觉 味覺wèijuésense of taste; gustation HSK 6
知觉 知覺zhījuéperception; consciousness HSK 7-9
不知不觉 不知不覺bùzhī-bùjué(idiom) unconsciously; unwittingly HSK 7-9
错觉 錯覺cuòjuémisconception; illusion HSK 7-9

HSK words first (CC-CEDICT).

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