Chinese symbol for “feeling”
感觉
gǎn jué
Traditional: 感覺
feeling; impression; sensation; to feel; to perceive
The closest CC-CEDICT match for feeling is 感觉 (gǎn jué), defined as: feeling; impression; sensation; to feel; to perceive.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “feeling”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 情感 | qíng gǎn | feeling; emotion |
| 感受 | gǎn shòu | to sense; perception |
| 感 | gǎn | to feel; to move |
| 味道 | wèi dao | flavor; taste; (fig.) feeling (of ...); sense (of ...); hint (of ...) |
| 情味 | qíng wèi | feeling; flavor |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 感觉.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 感到 | gǎn dào | to feel; to sense; to perceive |
| 感谢 (感謝) | gǎn xiè | to thank; to be grateful |
| 感受 | gǎn shòu | to sense; perception |
| 感情 | gǎn qíng | emotion; sentiment; affection; feelings between two persons |
| 感染 | gǎn rǎn | to infect; infection; (fig.) to influence |
| 觉得 (覺得) | jué de | to think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc) |
| 睡觉 (睡覺) | shuì jiào | to go to bed; to sleep |
| 视觉 (視覺) | shì jué | sight; vision |
See also: Japanese symbol for “feeling”.
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