感
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gǎn · to affect, to move, to touch

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HSK 3.0 · Level 4Frequency #939
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13Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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心Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 感

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gǎnWords pronounced gǎn
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Example sentences

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Dāng wǒ kàn dào nǐ shí, wǒ gǎn dào hěn kāi xīn.当我看到你时,我感到很开心。

Whenever I see you, I feel happy.

Source: Tatoeba #1020095 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā de gǎn mào yí dìng shì hǎo le.他的感冒一定是好了。

He must have gotten over his cold.

Source: Tatoeba #351052 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè jiàn shì zhēn de gǎn dòng dào wǒ le.这件事真的感动到我了。

I was really moved by this.

Source: Tatoeba #10266092 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ gǎn jué wǒ lái guò zhè lǐ.我感觉我来过这里。

I feel like I have been here before.

Source: Tatoeba #5551204 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ bù gāi wán nòng tā de gǎn qíng.你不该玩弄他的感情。

You should not trifle with his feelings.

Source: Tatoeba #970191 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nà jiù shì wǒ de gǎn shòu.那就是我的感受。

That's exactly how I feel.

Source: Tatoeba #5091238 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 感 in context

  1. Say gǎn, then recall the core meaning: to affect, to move, to touch.
  2. Write all 13 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 感兴趣 (gǎn xìng qù), meaning “to be interested”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 感 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.