视觉

shìjué · HSK 7

vision

👁️ 视 (sight) + 觉 (sense) = the sense of sight

视 carries the sight/viewing element (note 见 'see' on its right); 觉 means perception or sense, the same 觉 in 感觉 (feeling). Stack them and you get the seeing-sense: vision.

觉 — see 见 + simplified 學 top 𭕄
觉 (traditional 覺) combines 學 (to learn, simplified to 𭕄) on top with 見 (to see) below, suggesting 'to perceive through learning.' Originally meaning 'to wake up' or 'become aware,' it extended to 'feel,' 'sense,' and 'sleep' (as in 睡觉). Read jué for awareness, jiào for sleep.

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