感

gǎn
#243 most
frequent character
to feel, to move, to touch

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

感 joins 心 heart, the meaning part, with 咸 xián, the sound part. It first meant 'to move emotionally'. From there it grew to 'to touch', 'to feel', and 'to be shaken'.

感 as a component in other characters

sound2 characters
憾撼

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