Meaning
a nap; a sleep; feel; find that; thinking; awake
Chinese: 感觉、觉察；读 jiào 时指睡眠。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “jue” becomes a different word in each tone. 觉 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 觉得jué deto think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc)
- 睡觉shuì jiàoto go to bed; to sleep
- 感觉gǎn juéfeeling; impression; sensation; to feel
- 自觉zì juéto realize; to be aware of; to feel that; to be conscious of (sth relating to oneself)
- 发觉fā juéto become aware; to detect; to realize; to perceive
Example Sentence
我觉得这本书很有意思。Wǒ jué de zhè běn shū hěn yǒu yì si.I think this book is very interesting.
我WǒI觉得jué deto feel这zhèthis本běn(bound form) root书shūbook很hěnvery有意思yǒu yì siinteresting。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
Simplified from 覺 (with 见, to see): to become aware — ‘to feel, sense, perceive; to wake up to, realize’ (jué: 觉得, 感觉); a period of sleep (jiào: 睡觉).
A way to remember it
jué = to feel / realize (感觉); jiào = sleep (睡觉).