觉jué, jiào

WHOLE CHARACTER

觉jué, jiào

to feel; to sense; to realize; to become aware

觉 is jué for feel/realize and jiào for sleep.

Read the modern shape from top to bottom: the small-dot form ⺍, the cover 冖, and 见. These are visual parts of the simplified character.

UPPER SMALL-DOT VARIANT

⺍

Notice this part of the shape; it is not taught as a separate word in this lesson.

In 觉: upper small-dot variant Actual upper small-dot form; a bound variant, not a separate word.

COVER-FORM VISUAL PIECE

冖mì

cover

Shown as a modern visual piece in 爱; no simplified-character historical role is invented.

In 觉: cover-form visual piece Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.

LOWER SEEING PIECE

见jiàn

to see; to meet

Standalone meaning is kept separate from its role in other characters.

In 觉: lower seeing piece Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.