The story of 覺

awake, aware

覺 is composed of 𦥑 (two hands), 爻 (lines on a trigram) ,the variant of 六 (six) and 見 (see). The upper part of 覺 depicts two hands demonstrating the calculation of counting rods on a mound, while 見 is the picture of a man with a wide open eye, he watch, aware and understand.

Vocabulary of 覺

  • 醒覺 (awaken)
  • 嗅覺 (sense of smell)

Classification

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