giác
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Definition
Verb:
- To cup (a medical procedure): To perform a therapeutic technique where a heated cup is placed on the skin to create suction, often to relieve pain or promote healing by drawing blood to the surface.
- To perceive, to sense, to become aware: (In Sino-Vietnamese compounds) To feel or realize something. This meaning is almost exclusively used in compound words.
Noun:
- Horn (of an animal): The hard, pointed, often curved growth on the head of animals like rhinoceroses or cattle.
- Angle, corner: (In geometry or describing shapes) The point where two lines or surfaces meet.
- A coin (archaic/dialectal): An old term for a coin, specifically a ten-cent piece.
Usage Examples
Verb:
- Bác sĩ y học cổ truyền định giác cho bệnh nhân. (The traditional medicine doctor intends to cup the patient.)
- Tôi chợt giác ngộ ra sự thật. (I suddenly became aware of the truth.) [Note: This uses the compound "giác ngộ".]
Noun:
- Con tê giác có một hoặc hai chiếc sừng trên mũi. (The rhinoceros has one or two horns on its nose.)
- Hãy đo góc này. (Please measure this angle.)
- Ngày xưa, mười giác là một đồng. (In the old days, ten "giác" made one dong [currency unit].)
Advanced Usage
"Giác hơi": A specific type of cupping therapy using fire to create suction.
- Giác hơi là một phương pháp chữa bệnh dân gian. (Fire cupping is a folk healing method.)
"Giác quan": Sense organ (e.g., eyes, ears). This is a compound noun.
- Thị giác là một trong năm giác quan. (Sight is one of the five senses.)
Variants and Related Words
- Giác ngộ (verb): To become enlightened, to attain awareness (often spiritual).
- Cảm giác (noun/verb): Feeling/sensation (to feel).
- Giác mạc (noun): Cornea (of the eye).
- Tam giác (noun): Triangle.
- Tứ giác (noun): Quadrilateral.
- Ống giác (noun): Cupping glass (the tool used for cupping).
Synonyms
- Verb (to cup): Làm giảm đau bằng hút (to relieve pain by suction). There is no direct single-word synonym.
- Noun (horn): Sừng.
- Noun (angle): Góc.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Giác ra: (Rare) To realize, to figure out. This is not a common standalone phrasal verb; the meaning is typically embedded in compounds like "giác ngộ".
Related Idioms
- "Giác quan thứ sáu": The sixth sense (intuition).
- Cô ấy có giác quan thứ sáu rất nhạy bén. (She has a very sharp sixth sense.)
- "Một giác hai đồng": (Archaic) Refers to old currency. Can imply something of little value or a fixed rate.
- Chuyện đó giờ còn đáng giá một giác hai đồng gì nữa. (That matter is worthless now.)
verb
- to cup
- ống giáccupping-glass
noun
- horn
- con tê giácrhinoceros
- Angle