感人 (gǎnrén) · moving

感人 (gǎnrén) means “moving; touching”. It is written with 2 characters: 感 (feeling) + 人 (person). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).

How 感人 is built

The characters

感 gǎn · feeling

What 感 is made of

咸xián — all
- 戊wù — 5th heavenly stem
  - 丿 — falling stroke
  - 戈gē — spear
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
  - 冂 — frame
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
心xīn — heart

Origin hint: Two hearts 心 beating together 咸 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

人 rén · person

What 人 is made of

人 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 2 strokes.

Origin hint: The legs of a human being (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

这个电影很感人。Zhège diànyǐng hěn gǎnrén.This movie is very touching.

他讲了一个感人的故事。Tā jiǎng le yí ge gǎnrén de gùshi.He told a moving story.

Questions about 感人

What does 感人 mean?

感人 (gǎnrén) means “moving; touching”.

How do you pronounce 感人?

感人 is pronounced gǎnrén.

Which HSK level is 感人?

感人 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025).

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It is part of HSK 4 · Group 24: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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