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快感 (kuài gǎn) — pleasure; pleasurable sensation; thrill

Definition

noun
pleasurepleasurable sensationthrill

Examples

  • ，快感。
    Yùn dòng zhī hòu, shēn tǐ huì yǒu yì zhǒng kuài gǎn.
    After exercise, the body experiences a pleasurable sensation.
  • 快感。
    Tā xǐ huan cóng yīn yuè zhōng huò dé kuài gǎn.
    He enjoys deriving pleasure from music.
  • 快感。
    Chéng gōng de xǐ yuè shì yì zhǒng shēn kè de kuài gǎn.
    The joy of success is a profound pleasure.

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.

快kuàipleasant
感gǎnfeeling

快 means pleasant and 感 means feeling, so the word denotes a pleasurable sensation.

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
忄Written in full as心xīn
Sound part声符shēngfú
夬
夬guài快kuài
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

快 pairs the left part 忄 (full form 心, the heart) with the right part 夬, which gives the sound.

Open 快 →

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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Emotions & Feelings

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