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手感 (shǒu gǎn) — tactile feel, texture (of an object when touched)

Definition

手感 (shǒugǎn) is the noun for the way something feels in the hand — its texture, weight, grip, or comfort when touched or held, not an abstract emotion.

noun
tactile feeltexture (of an object when touched)

Examples

  • 手感。
    Zhè jiàn yī fu de shǒu gǎn hěn hǎo.
    This piece of clothing has a nice feel.
  • 手感。
    Zhè zhǒng pí gé de shǒu gǎn fēi cháng róu ruǎn.
    This type of leather feels very soft.
  • 手感。
    Xīn shǒu jī de shǒu gǎn bǐ jiù kuǎn hǎo duō le.
    The new phone's feel is much better than the old model.

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.

手shǒuhand
感gǎnfeeling

手 specifies touch and 感 gives feeling, so 手感 names the tactile feel of something in the hand.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

手 draws a five-fingered human hand: the top line is a bent middle finger, and the horizontal lines show the other four fingers.

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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.

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