(gǎn jué) - feeling, sense, to feel in Mandarin

gǎnjué

Traditional: 感覺

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Translation

feeling, sense, to feel

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Word origin

A compound of 感 (gan) 'to feel', with the 心 'heart' radical, and 觉 (jue) 'to sense, to perceive', which has the 见 'see' element. Together: 'feeling, to feel'.

Origin
compound
Root
感 (gan, 'to feel', 心 heart radical) + 觉 (jue, 'to perceive', with 见 'see')

Stroke order

Stroke order for 感

感

Stroke order for 觉

觉

Examples

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I have a feeling.

?

How do you feel?

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Feeling good.

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This song feels very warm.

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I have a bad feeling.

感觉 (gǎn jué) means feeling, sense, to feel. It is used as a noun in everyday Mandarin speech.

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This word is taught in chapter 5, lesson 2: 感觉, 后, 只有 and 7 more words.