深有感触 (shēn yǒu gǎn chù) — to be deeply moved/impressed; to have a profound feeling about something

Definition

A set phrase meaning you feel something strongly from personal experience — stronger than just 'having an opinion'. Common as a written conclusion after describing a story or event.

verb
to be deeply moved/impressedto have a profound feeling about something

Examples

  • ，深有感触。
    Tīng le tā de jīng lì, wǒ shēn yǒu gǎn chù.
    After hearing his experience, I was deeply moved.
  • ，深有感触。
    Duì yú zhè ge wèn tí, hěn duō jiā zhǎng dōu shēn yǒu gǎn chù.
    Many parents have deep feelings about this issue.
  • ，深有感触。
    Kàn dào zhè xiē lǎo zhào piàn, tā shēn yǒu gǎn chù.
    Seeing these old photos, she was deeply touched.

Origin

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
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.

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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
肉肉ròumeat
Sound part声符shēngfú
又
又yòu有yǒu
Same sound today

The form 有 combines 又, used for its sound, with a shape from 肉, 'meat'; the hand-holding-meat story is a folk explanation, not shown in the oldest shape.

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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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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 觸; 触 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
角角jiǎo
Sound part声符shēngfú
蜀
蜀shǔ觸chù
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 觸 uses 角 for the meaning and 蜀 for the sound; the simplified 触 is a later shorthand.

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