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自豪感 (zì háo gǎn) — sense of pride

Definition

自豪感 is the feeling of pride (a noun, often used with 产生/有/充满). Compared with 骄傲, it has a strongly positive tone — pride in achievements, identity, or heritage — whereas 骄傲 can also mean 'arrogant'.

noun
sense of pride

Examples

  • 自豪感。
    Tā duì zì jǐ de chéng jiù chǎn shēng le qiáng liè de zì háo gǎn.
    He developed a strong sense of pride in his achievements.
  • ，自豪感。
    Yíng dé bǐ sài hòu, tā xīn zhōng chōng mǎn le zì háo gǎn.
    After winning the competition, her heart was full of pride.
  • ，自豪感。
    Zuò wéi zhōng guó rén, wǒ men dōu yǒu yì zhǒng mín zú zì háo gǎn.
    As Chinese people, we all have a kind of national pride.

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.

自豪
自zìoneself豪háoproud
主谓Subject + predicate
感gǎnfeeling

“自豪” (proud in oneself) and “感” (feeling) together mean a sense of pride.

Characters in this word

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

假借jiǎjièLater borrowed for its sound alone — the picture has nothing to do with today’s meaning.

自 originally drew a nose. It was borrowed purely for its sound to write 自, so the picture and the meaning are unrelated.

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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
豕豕shǐpig, boar
Sound part声符shēngfú
高
高gāo豪háo
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

豪 shows 豕, a pig or boar, together with 高, which gives its sound.

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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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