to affect
How it’s built
Phonosemantic compound. 心 represents the meaning and 咸 represents the sound.
heart
all; together; (simp.) salty — The pronunciation of 感 was similar to 咸 in old Chinese, but they no longer sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes.
Appears in
Characters that use 感 as a component, most common first.
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