Chinese symbol for “sigh”
感叹
gǎn tàn
Traditional: 感嘆
to sigh (with feeling); to lament
The closest CC-CEDICT match for sigh is 感叹 (gǎn tàn), defined as: to sigh (with feeling); to lament.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “sigh”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 诶 (誒) | xī | sigh (to express regret) |
| 叹息 (嘆息) | tàn xī | to sigh; to gasp (in admiration) |
| 叹 (嘆) | tàn | to sigh; to exclaim |
| 叹气 (嘆氣) | tàn qì | to sigh; to heave a sigh |
| 唏嘘 (唏噓) | xī xū | (onom.) to sigh; to sob |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 感叹.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 感觉 (感覺) | gǎn jué | feeling; impression; sensation; to feel; to perceive |
| 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 |
| 叹息 (嘆息) | tàn xī | to sigh; to gasp (in admiration) |
| 叹气 (嘆氣) | tàn qì | to sigh; to heave a sigh |
See also: Japanese symbol for “sigh”.
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