意识 (yì shí)

consciousness; awareness; (usu. followed by 到[dao4]) to be aware of; t

Character breakdown

意 (Yì) · 13 strokes

Thought (意) is the sound (音) that comes from the mind (心). (Oversimplified for brevity. The 音 component in this character has a complicated history.)
识 (shí) · 7 strokes

Simplified from 識. Phonosemantic compound. 讠 represents the meaning and 只 represents the sound.