乐感 (yuè gǎn) — musicality, sense of music | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

musicalitysense of music

Examples

乐感，。
Tā tiān shēng jiù yǒu hěn hǎo de yuè gǎn, tán gāng qín shí tè bié yǒu gǎn jué.
He was born with great musicality; he plays the piano with special feeling.
，乐感。
Tōng guò bú duàn liàn xí, tā de yuè gǎn yuè lái yuè qiáng le.
Through constant practice, her musicality has become stronger.
乐感。
Hǎo de yuè gǎn néng bāng zhù nǐ zài yǎn zòu shí gèng hǎo dì biǎo dá qíng gǎn.
Good musicality can help you express emotions better when performing.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

“乐” music and “感” sense form feel for music.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 樂; 乐 is its simplified writing.

絲絲sīstring
木木mùwood

In the traditional form 樂, 絲 (string) with 木 (wood) shows strings on a piece of wood, a musical instrument; the simplified 乐 is a later shorthand.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

咸心感

Meaning part形符xíngfú

心心xīnheart

Sound part声符shēngfú

咸

咸xián感gǎn

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

感 pairs 咸, which gives the sound, with 心, the heart, for feeling.

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