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觉悟

juéwù

consciousness; awareness; to come to realise

A person sits cross-legged with a glowing light bulb overhead
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Characters in this word

觉 jué

Strokes
9
Radical
见 — to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
Made of
⺍ sprouts 冖 cover 见 to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 觉

悟 wù

Strokes
10
Radical
忄 — heart
Made of
忄 heart 吾 I, my, our
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 悟

Example phrases

  • 经过这次挫折,他终于有了主动承担责任的觉悟。 Jīngguò zhè cì cuòzhé, tā zhōngyú yǒu le zhǔdòng chéngdān zérèn de juéwù. After this setback, he finally developed the awareness needed to take responsibility voluntarily.
  • 垃圾分类需要每个人都有环保的觉悟。 Lājī fēnlèi xūyào měi ge rén dōu yǒu huánbǎo de juéwù. Sorting rubbish requires everyone to have an awareness of environmental protection.
  • 他这时才觉悟,原来自己一直错怪了朋友。 Tā zhè shí cái juéwù, yuánlái zìjǐ yìzhí cuòguài le péngyou. Only then did he realise that he had been wrongly blaming his friend all along.

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