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真实感 (zhēn shí gǎn) — sense of reality; feeling of authenticity; realism

Definition

noun
sense of realityfeeling of authenticityrealism

Examples

  • 真实感。
    Zhè bù diàn yǐng de shì jué xiào guǒ hěn yǒu zhēn shí gǎn.
    The visual effects of this movie have a strong sense of reality.
  • 真实感。
    Zhè ge yóu xì de zhēn shí gǎn ràng wán jiā shēn lín qí jìng.
    The realism of this game makes players feel like they are there.
  • 真实感，。
    Tā de biǎo yǎn quē fá zhēn shí gǎn, guān zhòng bú tài xiāng xìn.
    His performance lacked a sense of reality; the audience didn't quite believe it.

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.

真实real
真zhēntrue实shíreal
联合Coordinate
感gǎnfeeling

真实 means real, and 感 is the feeling of it.

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
貝貝bèicowrie; shell
Sound part声符shēngfú
𠂈
𠂈𠂈真zhēn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

真 pairs 貝 (cowrie shell, used for the meaning) with 𠂈, which gave the sound and originally drew a headlong fall.

Open 真 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 實; 实 is its simplified writing.

  • 宀宀miánroof
  • 周周zhōucarved jade
  • 貝貝bèishellfish; cowrie

The traditional form 實 has 宀 'roof' above 周 'carved jade' and 貝 'cowrie'; the simplified 实 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical pieces.

Open 实 →

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 →
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