感 (gǎn): to feel, to sense
感 (gǎn) is a Chinese character meaning “to feel, to sense.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 咸 (structural) and 心 (structural). It ranks #243 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 感 two hearts 心 beating together 咸. Its radical form 心 (heart) appears in many related characters such as 忘 (wàng, to forget), 想 (xiǎng, to think, to want), 爱 (ài, to love).
Definitions
- to feel, to sense
Etymology & Origin
ideographicTwo hearts 心 beating together 咸
Decomposition: ⿱咸心 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 感
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 感觉noun/verb | gǎn jué | feeling | 4 |
| 感谢verb | gǎn xiè | (express) thanks | 4 |
| 感到verb | gǎn dào | to feel | 3 |
| 感受verb/noun | gǎn shòu | to sense | 4 |
| 感情noun | gǎn qíng | emotion | 4 |
| 感激verb | gǎn jī | to be grateful | 6 |
| 感染verb | gǎn rǎn | to infect | 6 |
| 情感 | qíng gǎn | feeling | 5 |
| 敏感adjective | mǐn gǎn | sensitive | 5 |
| 感动adjective/verb | gǎn dòng | to move (sb) | 4 |
| 感冒noun/verb | gǎn mào | to catch cold | 3 |
| 感人adjective | gǎn rén | touching | 4 |
| 流感noun | liú gǎn | flu | 5 |
| 好感noun | hǎo gǎn | good opinion | 6 |
| 感想noun | gǎn xiǎng | impressions | 6 |
| 感兴趣 | gǎn xìng qù | to be interested | 3 |
| 口感noun | kǒu gǎn | mouthfeel | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 性感 | xìng gǎn | sex appeal |
| 灵感 | líng gǎn | inspiration |
| 感恩节 | gǎn ēn jié | Thanksgiving Day |
| 预感 | yù gǎn | to have a premonition |
| 感应 | gǎn yìng | response |
| 安全感 | ān quán gǎn | sense of security |
| 伤感 | shāng gǎn | sad |
| 快感 | kuài gǎn | pleasure |
| 反感 | fǎn gǎn | to be disgusted with |
| 感恩 | gǎn ēn | to be grateful |
| 深感 | shēn gǎn | to feel deeply |
| 传感器 | chuán gǎn qì | sensor |
| 感知 | gǎn zhī | perception (the process of perceiving sth with the senses) |
| 感性 | gǎn xìng | perception |
| 同感 | tóng gǎn | (have the) same feeling |
感 appears in 100 compound words: 40 as the first character, 56 as the last, and 4 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 感 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (9)
can't thank (somebody) enough; to highly appreciate help provided by someone or something
to shed tears of gratitude; to be overwhelmingly moved by another person's kindness
Example Sentences
感谢你的帮助，没有你的支持这个项目不可能成功。
Gǎnxiè nǐ de bāngzhù, méiyǒu nǐ de zhīchí zhè gè xiàngmù bù kěnéng chénggōng.
Thank you for your help; this project couldn't have succeeded without your support.
明真相大陆民众新年感恩:大法师父好
míng zhēn xiāng dà lù mín zhòng xīn nián gǎn ēn : dà fǎ shī fù hǎo
The people of the mainland are grateful for the New Year: Hello Master Dafa
日本流感疫情持续高位,七成地区达“警报”级别
rì běn liú gǎn yì qíng chí xù gāo wèi , qī chéng dì qū dá jǐng bào jí bié
The influenza epidemic in Japan continues to be high, with 70% of the regions reaching the "alert" level
一杯热水赠归人 一句感谢显温情 环兰高速人:点滴之..
yī bēi rè shuǐ zèng guī rén yī gōu gǎn xiè xiǎn wēn qíng huán lán gāo sù rén diǎn dī zhī . .
A cup of hot water for the returnees A word of thanks for the warmth of the Huanlan Expressway people: a little bit of...
这场新春之约,让更多家庭感受到浓浓暖意
zhè chǎng xīn chūn zhī yāo , ràng gēng duō jiā tíng gǎn shòu dào nóng nóng nuǎn yì
This New Year gathering brought warmth to many families.
新春走基层·驻外记者回乡手记丨在中国,感受火箭一飞..
xīn chūn zǒu jī céng zhù wài jì zhě huí xiāng shǒu jì 丨 zài zhōng guó , gǎn shòu huǒ jiàn yī fēi . .
Spring Festival at the Grassroots Level: Correspondents' Homecoming Notes丨In China, Witnessing a Rocket's Soaring Flight...
你们对外语感兴趣吗？
Nǐmen duì wàiyǔ gǎn xìngqù ma?
Are you interested in foreign languages?
“你感觉怎么样？”他问。
"Nǐ gǎnjué zěnmeyàng?" tā wèn.
"How do you feel?" he asked.
你对这场比赛有什么感想？
Nǐ duì zhè chǎng bǐsài yǒu shénme gǎnxiǎng?
How did you feel about the game?
你对美国的感觉是怎样的？
Nǐ duì Měi guó de gǎnjué shì zěnyàng de?
What is your impression of America?
Character Family
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