Meaning of 感人
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- touching; moving
How to use 感人
感人 describes stories, films, scenes, or acts that stir emotion, and it often appears with 很 or 非常, or before 的 to modify a noun. Example: 这个故事很感人。(Zhège gùshi hěn gǎnrén.) This story is very moving.
感 (gǎn) means to feel, and 人 (rén) means person. Something 感人 makes a person feel deeply, so it is touching or moving.
Common mistake: Learners often use 感人 to describe their own feelings, as in 我很感人, which wrongly means "I am touching." To say you were moved, use 我很感动 (wǒ hěn gǎndòng), and keep 感人 for the thing that moves you.
感人 in example sentences
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感 gǎn · to feel · 13 strokes
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人 rén · person · 2 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 感人.
| 女人 | nǚrén | woman |
| 男人 | nánrén | a man; a male |
| 别人 | biérén | other people; others; other person |
| 家人 | jiārén | family member; (old) servant |
| 病人 | bìngrén | sick person; patient |
| 工人 | gōngrén | worker |
| 老人 | lǎorén | old man or woman; the elderly |
| 有人 | yǒu rén | someone; people |
| 感觉 | gǎnjué | feeling; impression; sensation; to feel; to perceive |
| 人们 | rénmen | people |
| 感到 | gǎndào | to feel; to sense; to perceive |
| 大人 | dàren | adult; grownup |
Questions about 感人
What does 感人 mean?
感人 (gǎnrén) means "touching; moving" and is used as a adjective.
How do you write 感人?
感人 is made of 2 characters: 感 (13 strokes), 人 (2 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 感人 an HSK word?
Yes. 感人 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 感人 and 感动?
感人 is an adjective describing something that moves people, like 感人的电影 (a moving film). 感动 can be a verb or adjective for the person who feels moved, as in 他很感动 (he was very moved), or 这件事感动了我 (this moved me).
Can 感人 be used in a negative or sarcastic way?
Usually 感人 is sincere and positive. In casual speech people sometimes use it ironically, for example 真感人啊 (zhēn gǎnrén a) about something silly, but the tone of voice makes the sarcasm clear.