认同感 (rèn tóng gǎn) — sense of identity; sense of belonging

Definition

The feeling of identifying with and belonging to a group, culture, or value — both emotional belonging and shared identity. Closer to inner alignment than simple agreement (同意).

noun
sense of identitysense of belonging

Examples

  • 认同感。
    Tā duì zhè ge gōng sī yǒu hěn qiáng de rèn tóng gǎn.
    He has a strong sense of belonging to this company.
  • 认同感。
    Wén huà rèn tóng gǎn duì yí mín lái shuō hěn zhòng yào.
    Cultural identity is very important for immigrants.
  • 认同感。
    Zhè zhǒng gòng tóng de rèn tóng gǎn ràng tā men tuán jié zài yì qǐ.
    This shared sense of identity brings them together.

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.

认同identification/approval
认rènapprove同tóngagree
联合Side by side
感gǎnsense

“认同” means approval or identification, and “感” adds a sense of that state, giving a feeling of belonging.

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
讠Written in full as言yánspeech
Sound part声符shēngfú
人
人rén认rèn
Same sound today

The left part 讠 shows speech, and the right part 人 gives the sound.

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

同 originally drew a pipe. It is the old form of 筒.

Open 同 →

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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