WHOLE CHARACTER
感
to feel; to sense; to be moved; to be touched; to thank
感 puts 咸 over a heart: what you feel (感觉), what moves you (感动), and saying thanks (感谢).
ZDIC: 形声，从心、咸声.
Character Familiestop / bottom
感
to feel; to sense; to be moved; to be touched; to thank
感 puts 咸 over a heart: what you feel (感觉), what moves you (感动), and saying thanks (感谢).
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WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
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ZDIC: 形声，从心、咸声.
SOUND SIDE: 咸 (XIÁN)
咸
salty; all (old)
A standalone character; when it appears as a piece, its sound role in that character is shown on the character's page.
In 感: sound side: 咸 (xián) A sound hint only: gǎn shares the -an of xián; the initial and tone differ.
MEANING: THE HEART — FEELINGS
心
heart; mind
Mind/feeling clue.
In 感: meaning: the heart — feelings Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
Tone 3
- to feel; to sense
- to be moved; to be touched
- to thank
- 感觉feeling; to feel
- 感动to be moved (emotionally)
- 感谢to thank
Tone 4literary; dictionary use
- to shake (old use, 通 撼)
Listed in the ZDIC header as an old equivalence with 撼; not a modern common reading.
No common modern word is offered for this reading; the dictionary sense remains in Sources.
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