Xu Collection, Upper Volume, Radical: See (jiàn)
Jué; Kangxi stroke count: 20; Page 1137
Ancient text: 覐
Pronounced gu yue (entering tone) in Guangyun; qie yue (entering tone) in Jiyun, Yunhui, and Zhengyun, pronounced jue.
Shuowen: To awaken from sleep.
Guangyun: To know.
Book of Odes (Shijing), Shuoyue: "From beginning to end, without forgetting to learn, virtue is improved unconsciously."
Gongyang Commentary, Zhao 31st Year: "Shu Shu understood."
Note: "Jué" means to awaken and comprehend.
Zhuangzi, Discussion of the Equality of Things: "Moreover, there are those who have thoroughly awakened, and only then do they know this is a great dream."
Baihu Tong: The meaning of the word "xue" (to learn) is to awaken and comprehend what was originally unknown.
Also means to expose, to discover.
Former Han Dynasty, Emperor Gao's Edict Seeking the Virtuous: "If there are talented individuals and they are not recommended, once discovered, they will be dismissed."
Note: Discovered and dismissed from their official positions.
Also means to be evident.
Zuo Zhuan, Wen 4th Year: "Using clarity to reciprocate feasting."
Note: Using evident merit to reciprocate feasting.
Also means tall, upright.
Book of Odes (Shijing), Xiao雅: "The pillars are tall and straight."
Commentary: "You jue" describes being tall.
Jian: Upright.
Zuo Zhuan, Xiang 21st Year: "That gentleman is an upright person."
Note: Clearly upright.
Also, Shiming: To inform. One explanation is to admonish from above to below. Another explanation is to inform, which is to inform and make one awaken.
Also, Boya: Wise.
Also, Buddhist term for King of Awakening.
Old Book of Tang, Emperor Gao's Edict: "Since the King of Awakening (Buddha) passed away, Buddhist images and Dharma have been transmitted."
Also, Yao Chong's Biography: "Buddha is awakening, which lies within the heart."
Book of Wei, Treatise on Buddhism: The proper name of Futuo is Buddha, which translated into Chinese is Jing Jue (Pure Awakening).
Also, name of a constellation.
Book of Jin, Treatise on Astronomy: The third ominous star is called Tian Bang. Another name is Jue Xing (Awakening Star).
Also, a surname, found in Xing Yuan.
Also, Yunhui: Interchangeable with the character "gu" (fetter).
Book of Rites (Liji), Ziyi: "Possessing upright virtue."
Note: "Gu" is pronounced jue.
Book of Odes (Shijing), Da雅: Originally written as "jue".
Commentary: "Gu" and "jue" are different characters but have the same pronunciation.
Also, Guangyun: Gu xiao (high tone); Jiyun, Yunhui, Zhengyun: Ju xiao (high tone), pronounced jiao.
Zengyun: Awakening from sleep is called jue.
Book of Odes (Shijing), Wang Feng: "I only wish to sleep soundly and not awaken."
Records of the Grand Historian, Emperor Gao's Biography: "Later people to Emperor Gao when he awoke from sleep."
Note: "Jué" refers to waking up from sleep.
Also, rhymes with qie li (entering tone), pronounced ji.
Liezi, Power and Fate: Yang Zhu sang, "Heaven does not know, how can people understand?"
Also, rhymes with ji lie (entering tone), pronounced jie.
Su Shi, Supplement to Longshan Text: "Fine horses raced, inferior horses fell first, the madman of Chu, after getting drunk, became chaotic, his hat fell off without him noticing."
Also, rhymes with gu yao (level tone), pronounced jiao.
Zuo Zhuan, Ai 21st Year: The people of Qi sang, "The people of Lu are so dull, they do not awaken for several years, causing us to travel from afar."
Yin Xue Wu Shu: The character "jue" rhymes.
Also, Zizheng: Examining Guo Pu's "Praise of Huang Cao": Huang cao has red stems and fruits like wild grapes. Eating them increases wisdom, and unconsciously, one almost reaches the state of being born knowing, its efficacy is more miraculous than learning. "Yu" is pronounced yue, rhyming with "jue" and "xue". "Zihui" does not examine the context of Guo Pu's praise and is rigid. Wu Yu's "Yun Bu" annotates "yu" as "yu" and changes the pronunciation of "jue" to "gu", which is incorrect.
Verification: Su Shi, Supplement to Longshan Text: "Fine horses raced, inferior horses fell first, the madman of Chu, after getting drunk, became chaotic, his hat fell off without him noticing."
Carefully corrected "鶩" to "騖" and "鴑" to "駑". Added the character "隕".