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发觉
Old HSK 6

发觉 (fājué) · to notice

发觉 (fājué) means “to notice; to realize; to find”. It is written with 2 characters: 发 (to send) + 觉 (conscious). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 发觉 is built

The characters

发 fā · to send

What 发 is made of

觉 jué · conscious

What 觉 is made of

Origin hint: 见 gives the meaning, ⺍ gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

我回到家才发觉钥匙丢了。Wǒ huí dào jiā cái fājué yàoshi diū le.Only when I got home did I notice I'd lost my keys.
他发觉自己走错了路。Tā fājué zìjǐ zǒucuò le lù.He realized he had taken the wrong road.

Questions about 发觉

What does 发觉 mean?

发觉 (fājué) means “to notice; to realize; to find”.

How do you pronounce 发觉?

发觉 is pronounced fājué.

Which HSK level is 发觉?

发觉 is in Old HSK 6.

Related words

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It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 50: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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