感情

Chinese

		to feel; to move; to touch to feel; to move; to touch; to affect	feeling; emotion; passion feeling; emotion; passion; situation
trad. (感情)		感	情
simp. #(感情)		感	情
2nd round simp.		𫹯𰑊
anagram		情感

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gǎnqíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gam² cing⁴

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): gam² ten³

• Gan (Wiktionary): 'gon³ qin²
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): kám-chhìn

  (Hailu, HRS): gam^ˊ cin

  (Meixian, Guangdong): gam³ qin²

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kám-chêng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gam² cêng⁵

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵koe-zhin

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gǎnqíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gǎncíng
    • Wade–Giles: kan³-chʻing²
    • Yale: gǎn-chíng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaanchyng
    • Palladius: ганьцин (ganʹcin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kän²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 感情 敢情 趕情 / 赶情

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gam² cing⁴
    • Yale: gám chìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gam² tsing⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gem² qing⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐm³⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: gam² ten³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kam⁵⁵ tʰen²²/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: 'gon³ qin²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˈkɵn²¹³⁻¹³ t͡ɕʰin²⁴/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kám-chhìn
    • Hakka Romanization System: gam^ˋ qin^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gam³ qin²
    • Sinological IPA: /kam³¹ t͡sʰin¹¹/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: gam^ˊ cin
    • Sinological IPA: /kam²⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰin⁵⁵/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: gam³ qin²
    • Sinological IPA: /kam³¹ t͡ɕʰin¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kám-chêng
    • Tâi-lô: kám-tsîng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kafmzeeng
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /kam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɪŋ²⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /kam⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡siɪŋ²⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /kam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɪŋ¹³/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /kam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɪŋ²⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /kam⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɪŋ²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gam² cêng⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kám tshêng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kam⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰeŋ⁵⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁵koe-zhin
    • MiniDict: koe^去 zhin
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²koe-xxin
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kø³³ ʑin⁴⁴/

Noun

感情

1. (uncountable) feeling; emotion

   傷害感情／伤害感情  ―  shānghài gǎnqíng  ―  to hurt someone's feelings

   重感情  ―  zhòng gǎnqíng  ―  to value personal feelings

   感情騙子／感情骗子  ―  gǎnqíng piànzi  ―  emotional manipulator

2. (uncountable) affection
3. (countable, uncountable) relationship (often a romantic one) (Classifier: 段 m)

   感情不順。／感情不顺。  ―  Gǎnqíng bùshùn.  ―  The relationship is not going well.

   增進夫妻感情的方式 [MSC, trad.]
   增进夫妻感情的方式 [MSC, simp.]

   zēngjìn fūqī gǎnqíng de fāngshì [Pinyin]

   ways to enhance the relationship between husband and wife

   畢業生各種煽情，感情真的那麼深嗎？ [MSC, trad.]
   毕业生各种煽情，感情真的那么深吗？ [MSC, simp.]

   Bìyèshēng gèzhǒng shānqíng, gǎnqíng zhēnde nàme shēn ma? [Pinyin]

   Look at how emotional the graduating students are—are their relationships really that deep?

   她總是有意無意問起他個人感情經歷。 [MSC, trad.]
   她总是有意无意问起他个人感情经历。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā zǒngshì yǒuyìwúyì wèn qǐ tā gèrén gǎnqíng jīnglì. [Pinyin]

   She often asks him about his past relationships in subtle ways.

Synonyms

• (feeling): 情調／情调 (qíngdiào), 情感 (qínggǎn), (literary) 情愫 (qíngsù)
• (affection): 情感 (qínggǎn)

Derived terms

• 傷害14億人民感情 / 伤害14亿人民感情 (shānghài shísì yì rénmín gǎnqíng)
• 傷害中國人民的感情 / 伤害中国人民的感情 (shānghài Zhōngguó rénmín de gǎnqíng)

Related terms

• 情誼／情谊 (qíngyì)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (感情):

• → Japanese: 感情(かんじょう) (kanjō)
• → Korean: 감정(感情) (gamjeong)
• → Vietnamese: cảm tình (感情)

→ Malay: kamceng (via Southern Min)

Verb

感情

1. (obsolete) to touch the feeling

   • 不覺寒暑之切肌，利欲之感情。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     不觉寒暑之切肌，利欲之感情。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: c. late 3^rd century, 劉伶 (Liu Ling),《酒德頌》, translated as The Genius of Wine by H. A. Giles, 1922.

     Bùjiào hánshǔ zhī qièjī, lìyù zhī gǎnqíng. [Pinyin]

     He thus no longer felt the cold and heat on his skin, nor the stirrings of emotion driven by desires. (Wiktionary translation)

2. (archaic) to feel grateful; to appreciate

Japanese

Kanji in this term
感	情
かん Grade: 3	じょう Grade: 5
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かんじょー [kàńjóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [kã̠ɲ̟d͡ʑo̞ː]

Noun

感(かん)情(じょう) • (kanjō) ^{←かんじやう (kanzyau)?}

1. an emotion, a feeling, feelings, a sentiment

   この感情(かんじょう)は、恋(こい)か、食欲(しょくよく)か。

   Kono kanjō wa, koi ka, shokuyoku ka.

   Is this sentiment love, or lust?

Derived terms

• 悪感情(あくかんじょう) (akukanjō), 悪感情(あっかんじょう) (akkanjō)
• 対日感情(たいにちかんじょう) (tainichikanjō)
• 対立感情(たいりつかんじょう) (tairitsukanjō)
• 負(ふ)の感情(かんじょう) (fu no kanjō)
• 感情(かんじょう)を害(がい)する (kanjō o gaisuru); to hurt someone's feelings, to offend someone
• 感情(かんじょう)を殺(ころ)す (kanjō o korosu); to suppress one's emotions
• 感情移入(かんじょういにゅう) (kanjōinyū)
• 感情家(かんじょうか) (kanjōka)
• 感情障害(かんじょうしょうがい) (kanjō shōgai)
• 無感情(むかんじょう) (mukanjō); feelingless, apathetic

References

• “感情”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
感	情

Noun

感情 • (gamjeong) (hangeul 감정)

1. hanja form^? of 감정 (“emotion, feeling”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
感	情

Noun

感情

1. chữ Hán form of cảm tình (“fondness”)