感受
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
感受 (gǎnshòu) · to feel
感受 (gǎnshòu) means “to feel; feeling; experience”. It is written with 2 characters: 感 (feeling) + 受 (to receive). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 感受 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)
受 shòu · to receive
What 受 is made of
- 爫zhǎo — claws
- 冖mì — cover
- 又yòu — (once) again
Origin hint: Something 冖 passed from one hand 爫 to another 又 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
你能感受到春天来了吗？Nǐ néng gǎnshòu dào chūntiān lái le ma?Can you feel that spring has come?
这次旅游给了我很多新的感受。Zhè cì lǚyóu gěi le wǒ hěn duō xīn de gǎnshòu.This trip gave me many new impressions.
Questions about 感受
What does 感受 mean?
感受 (gǎnshòu) means “to feel; feeling; experience”.
How do you pronounce 感受?
感受 is pronounced gǎnshòu.
Which HSK level is 感受?
感受 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 感到gǎndàoto feel
- 感动gǎndòngto move (emotionally)
- 感觉gǎnjuéto feel
- 感谢gǎnxièto thank
- 感冒gǎnmàoto catch a cold
- 感情gǎnqíngfeelings
- 情感qínggǎnfeelings
- 感兴趣gǎn xìngqùto be interested (in)
- 感激gǎnjīto be grateful
- 感想gǎnxiǎngthoughts
Learn 感受 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 26: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.