孤独感 (gū dú gǎn) — sense of loneliness; feeling of loneliness | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

sense of lonelinessfeeling of loneliness

Examples

，孤独感。
Lí kāi jiā xiāng hòu, tā nèi xīn chōng mǎn le gū dú gǎn.
After leaving his hometown, his heart was filled with a sense of loneliness.
，孤独感。
Jí shǐ shēn chǔ rén qún zhī zhōng, gū dú gǎn réng rán huī zhī bú qù.
Even when surrounded by people, the feeling of loneliness still lingers.
孤独感。
Cháng qī quē fá shè jiāo huì jiā jù gū dú gǎn.
Long-term lack of social interaction can intensify the sense of loneliness.

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.

孤独lonely

孤gūalone独dúalone

联合Side by side

感gǎnfeeling

孤 and 独 both mean alone; with 感 (feeling) they form a feeling of loneliness.

Characters in this word

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

子瓜孤

Meaning part形符xíngfú

子子zǐchild

Sound part声符shēngfú

瓜

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

孤 uses 子 (child) to show a child, and 瓜 to give the sound.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 獨; 独 is its simplified writing.

犭蜀獨

Meaning part形符xíngfú

犭Written in full as犬quǎn

Sound part声符shēngfú

蜀

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 獨 pairs 犬 (dog) with 蜀, which gives the sound; the simplified 独 is a 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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