觉 meaning and stroke order
A nap; a sleep
How to write 觉, stroke by stroke
9 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 觉
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- a nap
- a sleep
- to feel
- to find that
- thinking
- awake
- aware
How 觉 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. See.
见 gives the meaning and ⺍ hints at the sound.
Radical: 见 (to see), shared by 14 characters on this site.
How to remember 觉
The bottom part is 见 (jiàn, to see), the meaning part, under a cover 冖 with ⺍ on top as the sound hint. When you wake up, you open your eyes and see again, so 觉 is about becoming aware.
Read it jué for feeling and awareness, as in 觉得 (juéde) and 感觉 (gǎnjué). Read it jiào only for sleep, mainly in 睡觉 (shuìjiào). Example: 我觉得很累，想睡觉。(Wǒ juéde hěn lèi, xiǎng shuìjiào.) I feel tired and want to sleep.
Common mistake: Learners often say shuìjué for 睡觉. The correct reading is shuìjiào, and jué is used in words about feeling. Also do not confuse 觉 with 党 (dǎng, party), which has 儿 at the bottom instead of 见.
Common words with 觉
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 觉得 | juéde | to think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc) | HSK 1 |
| 睡觉 | shuìjiào | to go to bed; to sleep | HSK 1 |
| 感觉 | gǎnjué | feeling; impression; sensation; to feel; to perceive | HSK 2 |
| 自觉 | zìjué | to realize; to be aware of; to feel that; to be conscious of (sth relating to oneself); re | HSK 3 |
| 发觉 | fājué | to become aware; to detect | HSK 5 |
| 觉悟 | juéwù | to come to understand; to realize | HSK 6 |
| 直觉 | zhíjué | intuition | HSK 7-9 |
| 幻觉 | huànjué | illusion; hallucination | HSK 7-9 |
| 察觉 | chájué | to sense; to perceive | HSK 7-9 |
| 视觉 | shìjué | sight; vision | HSK 7-9 |
| 觉醒 | juéxǐng | to awaken; to come to realize | HSK 7-9 |
| 不知不觉 | bùzhī-bùjué | (idiom) unconsciously; unwittingly | HSK 7-9 |
| 知觉 | zhījué | perception; consciousness | HSK 7-9 |
| 错觉 | cuòjué | misconception; illusion | HSK 7-9 |
觉 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Characters that contain 觉
Learning 觉 makes these easier to recognize and write.
Questions about 觉
How many strokes are in 觉?
觉 is written with 9 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 觉 mean?
觉 (jiào) means a nap; a sleep. A common word with it is 觉得 (juéde), meaning "to think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc)".
How do you pronounce 觉?
觉 has more than one reading: jiào and jué. The most common is jiào, said in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 觉?
The radical of 觉 is 见, which carries the idea of "to see". Dictionaries list 觉 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 觉?
The traditional form of 觉 is 覺. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 觉 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 觉 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 觉 is part of the HSK 1 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard, and you are expected to write it by hand from HSK 1.
How do I know whether to read 觉 as jiào or jué?
If the word is about sleeping or a nap, read it jiào, as in 睡觉 and 午觉 (wǔjiào, afternoon nap). Almost every other word, about feeling, thinking or awareness, uses jué.
What is the difference between 觉得 and 感觉?
觉得 (juéde) is mostly a verb for giving an opinion or a feeling, like I think or I feel. 感觉 (gǎnjué) can also be a verb, but it is often a noun meaning a feeling or sensation, as in 我有一种感觉 (I have a feeling).