覺 (jué/jiào) — (jué) to feel, become aware; (jiào) a sleep

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覺 character · TOCFL 1 (est.)

覺＝學＋見

ㄐㄩㄝˊ · jué/jiào

verb — (jué) to feel, become aware; (jiào) a sleep

字源 FORM — what the parts do

學聲xué, trimmed of its 子 — gives the soundthe studying frame: two hands working over the roof

{j,q,x}Ixué → jué — the {j,q,x} crossing; jiào bends further

見義to see — the eyes opening

Eyes open (見) under the frame of 學 trimmed of its child — 學 lends the sound, x worn to j. The original sense is to wake; waking, you notice: 覺得, 感覺 (jué). The noun swings the other way — a sleep: 睡覺, 午覺 (jiào).

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

黑裡眼睛（見）一下睜開——醒了，連自己醒了都知道。

Eyes (見) snap open in the dark — awake, and aware of being awake.

字源記憶法

意 · Meanings

jué

(本義)睡醒— to wake

→覺得、感覺— to feel, sense常用

jiào

(引申)睡覺、午覺— a sleep常用

(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension