Chinese symbol for “aware”
觉
jué
Traditional: 覺
to feel; to find that; thinking; awake
The closest CC-CEDICT match for aware is 觉 (jué), defined as: to feel; to find that; thinking; awake; aware.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 觉.
| 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 |
| 觉醒 (覺醒) | jué xǐng | to awaken; to come to realize |
See also: Japanese symbol for “aware”.
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.