感觉
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 4
感觉 (gǎnjué) · to feel
感觉 (gǎnjué) means “to feel; feeling”. It is written with 2 characters: 感 (feeling) + 觉 (conscious). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 感觉 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)
觉 jué · conscious
What 觉 is made of
- ⺍ — three-stroke
- 冖mì — cover
- 见jiàn — to see
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 见 gives the meaning, ⺍ gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我感觉有点儿冷。Wǒ gǎnjué yǒudiǎnr lěng.I feel a bit cold.
你感觉怎么样？Nǐ gǎnjué zěnmeyàng?How do you feel?
Questions about 感觉
What does 感觉 mean?
感觉 (gǎnjué) means “to feel; feeling”.
How do you pronounce 感觉?
感觉 is pronounced gǎnjué.
Which HSK level is 感觉?
感觉 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 感到gǎndàoto feel
- 感动gǎndòngto move (emotionally)
- 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 感觉 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 22: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.