感人至深 (gǎn rén zhì shēn) — (idiom) deeply moving, profoundly touching

Definition

A chengyu meaning 'deeply moving / profoundly touching' — a stronger, more literary form than 感动 (just 'moved') or 动人 ('touching').

idiom

deeply movingprofoundly touching

感人至深，。
Zhè bù diàn yǐng de qíng jié gǎn rén zhì shēn, hěn duō guān zhòng dōu kū le.
The plot of this movie is deeply moving; many audience members cried.
感人至深，。
Tā jiǎng shù de qīn shēn jīng lì gǎn rén zhì shēn, zài chǎng de rén wú bù gǎn dòng.
The personal experience he recounted was profoundly touching; everyone present was moved.
感人至深，。
Zhè fēng xìn xiě dé gǎn rén zhì shēn, biǎo dá le zuò zhě duì mǔ qīn de sī niàn.
This letter is written in a deeply moving way, expressing the author's longing for his mother.

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.

咸心感

Meaning part形符xíngfú

心心xīnheart

Sound part声符shēngfú

咸

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.

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

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

至 is drawn as an arrow stuck into the ground.

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

氵Written in full as水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

𥥍

𥥍𥥍深shēn

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

深 is built from 氵, the side form of 水 “water”, and 𥥍, which supplies the sound.