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Chinese symbol for “realize”

自觉
zì jué
Traditional: 自覺
to realize; to be aware of; to feel that; to be conscious of (sth relating to oneself); responsible; predisposed to do the right thing; considerate of others

The closest CC-CEDICT match for realize is 自觉 (zì jué), defined as: to realize; to be aware of; to feel that; to be conscious of (sth relating to oneself); responsible; predisposed to do the right thing; considerate of others.

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

自 zì
self; private, personal; from
radical 132 ⾃ · 6 strokes
觉 jué
conscious; to nap, to sleep; to wake up
radical 147 ⾒ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “realize”

WordPinyinMeaning
实现 (實現)shí xiànto achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about
变现 (變現)biàn xiànto realize (an asset); to liquidate; to sell for cash; to monetize
体认 (體認)tǐ rènto realize; realization
认清 (認清)rèn qīngto see clearly; to recognize; to realize
体会 (體會)tǐ huìto know from experience; to learn through experience

Related words

Other words that share a character with 自觉.

WordPinyinMeaning
自己zì jǐoneself; (attributive) one's own
自由zì yóufreedom; liberty; free; unrestricted
来自 (來自)lái zìto come from (a place); From: (in email header)
自然zì ránnature; natural
自动 (自動)zì dòngautomatic; voluntarily
自身zì shēnitself; oneself
觉得 (覺得)jué deto think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc)
感觉 (感覺)gǎn juéfeeling; impression; sensation; to feel; to perceive

See also: Japanese symbol for “realize”.

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.

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