感冒
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 3
感冒 (gǎnmào) · to catch a cold
感冒 (gǎnmào) means “to catch a cold; a cold”. It is written with 2 characters: 感 (feeling) + 冒 (to risk). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 感冒 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
- 戊wù — 5th heavenly stem
- 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)
冒 mào · to risk
What 冒 is made of
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: 目 gives the meaning, 冃 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我感冒了，不想吃饭。Wǒ gǎnmào le, bù xiǎng chī fàn.I have a cold and don't feel like eating.
你感冒好了吗？Nǐ gǎnmào hǎo le ma?Is your cold better?
Questions about 感冒
What does 感冒 mean?
感冒 (gǎnmào) means “to catch a cold; a cold”.
How do you pronounce 感冒?
感冒 is pronounced gǎnmào.
Which HSK level is 感冒?
感冒 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 感到gǎndàoto feel
- 感动gǎndòngto move (emotionally)
- 感觉gǎnjuéto feel
- 感谢gǎnxièto thank
- 感情gǎnqíngfeelings
- 感受gǎnshòuto feel
- 情感qínggǎnfeelings
- 感兴趣gǎn xìngqùto be interested (in)
- 感激gǎnjīto be grateful
- 感想gǎnxiǎngthoughts
Learn 感冒 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 24: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.