感慨
Old HSK 6
感慨 (gǎnkǎi) · to sigh with emotion
感慨 (gǎnkǎi) means “to sigh with emotion; deeply moved”. It is written with 2 characters: 感 (feeling) + 慨 (sigh). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 感慨 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)
慨 kǎi · sigh
What 慨 is made of
- 忄xīn — heart
- 八bā — eight
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 既jì — already
- 旡jì — to choke on something
Example sentences
看到老照片，爷爷很感慨。Kàndào lǎo zhàopiān, yéye hěn gǎnkǎi.Seeing the old photos, Grandpa was deeply moved.
他感慨地说：“时间过得真快。”Tā gǎnkǎi de shuō: "Shíjiān guò de zhēn kuài."He sighed, "Time flies."
Questions about 感慨
What does 感慨 mean?
感慨 (gǎnkǎi) means “to sigh with emotion; deeply moved”.
How do you pronounce 感慨?
感慨 is pronounced gǎnkǎi.
Which HSK level is 感慨?
感慨 is in Old HSK 6.
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
- 感受gǎnshòuto feel
- 情感qínggǎnfeelings
- 感兴趣gǎn xìngqùto be interested (in)
- 感激gǎnjīto be grateful
Learn 感慨 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 62: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.