Chinese symbol for “perceive”
感到
gǎn dào
to feel; to sense; to perceive
The closest CC-CEDICT match for perceive is 感到 (gǎn dào), defined as: to feel; to sense; to perceive.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “perceive”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 感觉 (感覺) | gǎn jué | feeling; impression; sensation; to feel; to perceive |
| 发觉 (發覺) | fā jué | to become aware; to detect |
| 察觉 (察覺) | chá jué | to sense; to perceive |
| 觉察 (覺察) | jué chá | to sense; to perceive |
| 明察 | míng chá | to note clearly; to perceive |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 感到.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 感觉 (感覺) | gǎn jué | feeling; impression; sensation; to feel; 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 |
| 看到 | kàn dào | to see |
| 得到 | dé dào | to get; to obtain; to receive |
| 受到 | shòu dào | to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “perceive”.
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