自觉

Etymology · 词源

“自”的历史构形可以这样理解：早期字形以图像方式表达意义。这些部件的作用依据历史字形判断，不等同于今天看到的任意笔画组合。 “觉”的历史构形可以这样理解：见主要提示意义范围；学主要提示较早的读音。这些部件的作用依据历史字形判断，不等同于今天看到的任意笔画组合。 以上是各字的历史构形说明；“自觉”作为现代词语时，应结合完整词义学习，不能把单字意义机械相加。

Pictograph of a nose. Original form of 鼻 (nose). In China, when people point to themselves, they typically point to their nose. Phonosemantic compound. 见 represents the meaning and 学 represents the sound. Simplified form of 學. Only the top part of 学 is used, which prevents the character from being too crowded. These notes explain the characters’ formation. Learn 自觉 as a complete modern word rather than mechanically adding isolated character meanings.

Learning note · 学习提示：形旁通常提示意义范围，声旁通常提示较早的读音；现代普通话读音或字义可能已经发生变化。