感动
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 4
感动 (gǎndòng) · to move (emotionally)
感动 (gǎndòng) means “to move (emotionally); moved”. It is written with 2 characters: 感 (feeling) + 动 (to move). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 感动 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)
动 dòng · to move
What 动 is made of
- 云yún — cloud
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶sī — private
- 二 — two strokes
- 力lì — strength
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: strength (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这个电影让我很感动。Zhège diànyǐng ràng wǒ hěn gǎndòng.This movie really moved me.
你感动了吗？Nǐ gǎndòng le ma?Were you moved?
Questions about 感动
What does 感动 mean?
感动 (gǎndòng) means “to move (emotionally); moved”.
How do you pronounce 感动?
感动 is pronounced gǎndòng.
Which HSK level is 感动?
感动 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 感到gǎndàoto feel
- 感觉gǎnjuéto feel
- 感谢gǎnxièto thank
- 感冒gǎnmàoto catch a cold
- 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 感动 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 21: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.