juéjiào

feel, think

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and a remnant of represents the sound.

Components
見 meaning component

  Meaning component

jiànxiàn

  

see

學 sound,remnant component

  Sound Remnant component

xué

  

learning

Evolution

覺 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
覺 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
覺 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
覺 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
覺 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

() 

jué

to wake up from sleep; conscious; to feel; to find that; thinking; awake; aware

() 

jiào

a nap; a sleep; CL:|[cháng]

Most common words with 覺
Freq.
Word
Meaning

觉得

to think

感觉

to feel

睡觉

to go to bed

to feel

自觉

conscious

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)