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美感 (měi gǎn) — aesthetic sense, aesthetic feeling, sense of beauty

Definition

noun
aesthetic senseaesthetic feelingsense of beauty

Examples

  • 美感。
    Zhè fú huà gěi rén yì zhǒng qiáng liè de měi gǎn.
    This painting gives people a strong aesthetic feeling.
  • 美感。
    Tā duì fú zhuāng shè jì yǒu dú tè de měi gǎn.
    She has a unique aesthetic sense for fashion design.
  • 美感。
    Xiàn dài jiàn zhù zhù zhòng gōng néng yǔ měi gǎn de jié hé.
    Modern architecture emphasizes the combination of function and aesthetic sense.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

美měibeauty
感gǎnfeeling

“美” is beauty and “感” is feeling: a sense of beauty.

Characters in this word

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

美 shows 大, a person, wearing 羊, a headdress of feathers or ram's horn.

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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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Art & Fine Arts

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