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感触 (gǎn chù) — deep thoughts and feelings; emotional stirring (often from an experience or reflection)

Definition

A noun for the deep emotional stirring or reflections left by an experience — heavier and more reflective than 感觉 or 感受, which are the immediate sensation/impression.

noun
deep thoughts and feelingsemotional stirring (often from an experience or reflection)

Examples

  • ，。
    Tīng le tā de gù shi, wǒ shēn yǒu gǎn chù.
    After hearing his story, I was deeply moved.
  • 感触。
    Zhè cì lǚ xíng ràng wǒ duì rén shēng yǒu le xīn de gǎn chù.
    This trip gave me new reflections on life.
  • ，感触。
    Dú dào nà fēng jiù xìn, tā nèi xīn chōng mǎn le gǎn chù.
    Reading that old letter, his heart was filled with emotion.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

感gǎnfeeling
触chùtouch

感 (feeling) and 触 (touch) together suggest an emotional stirring.

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.

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.

Open 感 →

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 觸; 触 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
角角jiǎo
Sound part声符shēngfú
蜀
蜀shǔ觸chù
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 觸 uses 角 for the meaning and 蜀 for the sound; the simplified 触 is a later shorthand.

Open 触 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Emotions & FeelingsThinking & Cognition

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