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伤感

shānggǎn

sentimental; melancholy

A person by a window holding an old photograph
Memory picture

Characters in this word

伤 shāng

Strokes
6
Radical
亻 — man, person

感 gǎn

Strokes
13
Radical
心 — heart
Made of
咸 all, together, united 心 heart
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 感

Example phrases

  • 多年后重读那封信,她依然会被字里行间的伤感触动。 Duō nián hòu chóngdú nà fēng xìn, tā yīrán huì bèi zìlǐhángjiān de shānggǎn chùdòng. Years later, rereading that letter, she is still moved by the melancholy between the lines.
  • 听完这首伤感的歌曲,他想起了远方的家乡。 Tīngwán zhè shǒu shānggǎn de gēqǔ, tā xiǎngqǐle yuǎnfāng de jiāxiāng. After listening to this melancholy song, he thought of his faraway hometown.
  • 拍完毕业照,同学们都很伤感,谁也不想先离开。 Pāi wán bìyèzhào, tóngxuémen dōu hěn shānggǎn, shéi yě bù xiǎng xiān líkāi. After the graduation photo was taken, the classmates all felt sentimental and nobody wanted to leave first.

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