感激
Old HSK 5
感激 (gǎnjī) · to be grateful
感激 (gǎnjī) means “to be grateful; to appreciate”. It is written with 2 characters: 感 (feeling) + 激 (to arouse). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 感激 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)
激 jī · to arouse
What 激 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 敫jiǎo — ancient musical instrument
- 白bái — white
- 日rì — sun; day
- 方fāng — square
- 亠tóu — lid
- 攵pū — to rap
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 白bái — white
Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 敫 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我非常感激你的帮助。Wǒ fēicháng gǎnjī nǐ de bāngzhù.I am very grateful for your help.
她感激地看了我一眼。Tā gǎnjī de kàn le wǒ yī yǎn.She gave me a grateful look.
Questions about 感激
What does 感激 mean?
感激 (gǎnjī) means “to be grateful; to appreciate”.
How do you pronounce 感激?
感激 is pronounced gǎnjī.
Which HSK level is 感激?
感激 is in 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
- 感受gǎnshòuto feel
- 情感qínggǎnfeelings
- 感兴趣gǎn xìngqùto be interested (in)
- 感想gǎnxiǎngthoughts
Learn 感激 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 31: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.