A phono-semantic compound consisting of:
心 (심, “heart, mind”) - provides the meaning (relating to feelings, emotions);
咸 (함, “all, together”) - provides the sound.

It is widely used in words related to emotion, sensation, and gratitude.
감정 (感情) - emotion,
감각 (感覺) - sense,
감사 (感謝) - gratitude.

Characters

Words

Vocabulary

to repent, to regret, to feel remorse

to be sad, sorrowful, grieved

feeling, emotion, sentiment

kindness, benevolence, grace, favor

evil, bad, wicked, to hate, to detest

to think, to consider, to imagine, to long for

intention, meaning, thought, idea, will

love, affection, to cherish, to value

to feel, to sense

affection, kindness, benevolence, maternal love

form, appearance, manner, condition, state, attitude, demeanor

tragic, miserable, wretched, cruel, harsh, grievous, disastrous

habit, custom, to be accustomed, to get used to, familiarity

desire, craving, greed, to covet, to long for

to long for, to yearn, to love passionately

to accomplish, to succeed, to become

I, me, first-person pronoun

Explore the meaning, etymology and usage of this Chinese character. Learn its radical and how it is applied in Korean language.

Chinese character

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Chinese characters (Hanja)

Chinese characters dictionary

感

Etymology

Usage in Korean

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