感 gǎn — feel, move · English

感

gǎn

feel, move

At a glance · 感

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

小篆从心咸声，形声字，本指心动、外感于物。隶楷作「感」。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「感」本指心中有所触动，引申为感受、感激。

Structure

形声字，心（忄）为意符，咸为声符。

At a glance

Pinyingǎn

Radical心

Strokes13

UnicodeU+611F

Character type形声

Theme德行

Six languages, one character

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English feel, move To feel, be moved, or affect.

Français ressentir, émouvoir Ressentir, être ému ou affecter.

Español sentir, conmover Sentir, conmover o afectar.

العربية يشعر، يتأثر يشعر أو يتأثر أو يؤثر.

Русский чувствовать, трогать Чувствовать, быть тронутым или влиять.

Common words

感动gǎn dòngmove
感觉gǎn juéfeel

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