觉察 (jué chá) — to detect, to perceive, to become aware of

Definition

觉察 means to notice or become aware of something (a change, feeling, or hidden fact) — more conscious and deliberate than the simple noticing of 看见.

verb

to detectto perceiveto become aware of

觉察。
Tā hěn kuài jué chá dào le qì fen de biàn huà.
He quickly detected the change in atmosphere.
觉察。
Kē xué jiā tōng guò yí qì jué chá dào le wēi ruò de xìn hào.
Scientists detected a faint signal through instruments.
觉察。
Wǒ jué chá dào yǒu rén zài gēn zōng wǒ.
I perceived that someone was following me.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

觉juéperceive

觉 perceive and 察 examine combine to mean detect.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 覺; 觉 is its simplified writing.

𦥯見覺

Meaning part形符xíngfú

見見jiànsee

Sound part声符shēngfú

𦥯

𦥯𦥯覺jué

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 覺 pairs 見, a part that means see, with 𦥯, a part that gives the sound; simplified 觉 is a later abbreviation.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

宀祭察

Meaning part形符xíngfú

宀宀miánroof

Sound part声符shēngfú

祭

祭jì察chá

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The shape 察 combines 宀, a roof, with 祭 as the sound part.

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