感 gǎn
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
感谢
gǎnxiè
to thank
Characters in this word
谢 xiè
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 射 to shoot, to eject, to emit
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 感谢你帮我。 Gǎn xiè nǐ bāng wǒ. Thank you for helping me.
- 我感谢老师。 Wǒ gǎn xiè lǎo shī. I thank the teacher.
- 感谢你的信。 Gǎn xiè nǐ de xìn. Thank you for your letter.
Related words
- 感到 gǎndào to feel
- 感动 gǎndòng to be moved
- 感觉 gǎnjué to feel; feeling
- 感冒 gǎnmào to catch a cold
- 感情 gǎnqíng feelings; relationship
- 感受 gǎnshòu to feel; feeling
- 情感 qínggǎn feelings; emotions
- 感兴趣 gǎnxìngqù to be interested
- 感想 gǎnxiǎng thoughts and feelings
- 敏感 mǐngǎn sensitive
- 谢谢 xièxie thank you, thanks
- 关心 guānxīn to care about