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感
感 = 心 + 咸
ㄍㄢˇ · gǎn
verb — to feel; to be moved
字源 FORM — what the parts do
咸聲xián — gives the soundthe old "all, every one"
{g,k,h,j,q,x}IFTxián → gǎn — x and g sit in one old family; 喊 hǎn、減 jiǎn ride 咸 too
The heart (心) underneath; 咸 xián — the old word for "all" — gives the sound, x stepped back to g. 說文: to move the heart. The whole heart stirred at once: 感動、感覺、感冒.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一句話說到心(心)裡,他眼眶就熱了。
One sentence lands in the heart (心) — and his eyes go hot.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)感動— to stir the heart常用
→感覺、感到— to feel, to sense常用
⇒感冒— to catch cold — the body caught by it
⇒感謝— thanks — moved, and saying so
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension