Writing
伤感 (shāng gǎn) — how to say "sad" in Chinese
伤感
Sad, sentimental
adjective
Character composition
伤
to hurt
感
feeling
Radicals / Keys
心
Heart
#61 · xīn · 4 strokes
人
Man
#9 · rén · 2 strokes
Collocations
感到伤感
gǎn dào shāng gǎn
feel sad
伤感的音乐
shāng gǎn de yīn yuè
sad music
Examples
听到这个消息，他感到十分伤感。
Hearing this news, he felt deeply sad.
这部电影很伤感。
This movie is very sad.
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Frequently asked questions
Sad in Chinese meaning
"sad" in Chinese is 伤感 (shāng gǎn).
伤感 meaning in English
伤感 (shāng gǎn) means "Sad, sentimental".
How is 伤感 pronounced?
It is pronounced shāng gǎn (written as shang gan, shanggan). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
Sad in Chinese characters
It is written 伤感: 伤 has 6 strokes, 感 has 13 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 伤感?
伤感 is on the HSK 3.0 levels 7–9 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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