Chinese symbol for “awaken”
觉醒
jué xǐng
Traditional: 覺醒
to awaken; to come to realize; awakened to the truth; the truth dawns upon one
The closest CC-CEDICT match for awaken is 觉醒 (jué xǐng), defined as: to awaken; to come to realize; awakened to the truth; the truth dawns upon one; scales fall from the eyes; to become aware.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “awaken”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 叫醒 | jiào xǐng | to awaken; to wake sb up; to rouse |
| 憬 | jǐng | awaken |
| 苏醒 (甦醒) | sū xǐng | to come to; to awaken |
| 惺 | xīng | (literary) to come to one's senses; to awaken; (literary) astute; sharp-witted |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 觉醒.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 觉得 (覺得) | jué de | to think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc) |
| 感觉 (感覺) | gǎn jué | feeling; impression; sensation; to feel; to perceive |
| 睡觉 (睡覺) | shuì jiào | to go to bed; to sleep |
| 视觉 (視覺) | shì jué | sight; vision |
| 自觉 (自覺) | zì jué | to realize; to be aware of; to feel that; to be conscious of (sth relating to oneself); responsible; predisposed to do the right thing; cons |
| 提醒 | tí xǐng | to remind; to call attention to |
| 清醒 | qīng xǐng | clear-headed; sober |
| 醒来 (醒來) | xǐng lái | to waken |
See also: Japanese symbol for “awaken”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.