亲切感 (qīn qiè gǎn) — sense of intimacy / closeness / warmth

Definition

A noun meaning the warm feeling of closeness you get from a person or place. More concrete and experiential than the adjective 亲切 itself — it names the feeling, not the trait.

noun
sense of intimacy / closeness / warmth

Examples

  • 亲切感。
    Tā ràng wǒ yǒu yì zhǒng qīn qiè gǎn.
    She gives me a sense of closeness.
  • 亲切感。
    Zhè lǐ de huán jìng hěn yǒu qīn qiè gǎn.
    The environment here feels very intimate.
  • 亲切感。
    Lǎo shī duì xué shēng de qīn qiè gǎn hěn zhòng yào.
    The teacher's warmth toward students is very important.

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.

亲切intimate
亲qīnclose切qièearnest
联合Side by side
感gǎnfeeling

亲切感 uses 感, 'feeling', of 亲切, 'warm and close'.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 親; 亲 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
見見jiànsee
Sound part声符shēngfú
辛
辛xīn親qīn
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 親 uses 見 (see) for sense and 辛 (a chisel) for sound; the simplified 亲 is a shorthand and its parts are not the historical components.

Open 亲 →

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
刀刀dāoknife
Sound part声符shēngfú
七
七qī切qiè
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 切, the 刀 (knife) part is joined to 七, which gives the sound.

Open 切 →

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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