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title: "Ganen Meaning: 感恩 (gǎn’ēn) Means “grateful”"
description: "感恩 (gǎn’ēn) means “grateful; to feel grateful; to give thanks”. Hear its tones, see what 感 and 恩 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ganen"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 感恩 mean?

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感恩 gǎn’ēn

## grateful; to feel grateful; to give thanks

## Its characters

1. 感 gǎn to feel
2. 恩 ēn kindness

## In a sentence

我们要有一颗感恩的心。 We should have a grateful heart.

[More about 感恩](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%84%9F%E6%81%A9)

## More words with 感 or 恩

- [感触 gǎnchù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ganchu)
- [感到 gǎndào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gandao)
- [感动 gǎndòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gandong)
- [感激 gǎnjī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ganji)
- [感觉 gǎnjué](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ganjue)
- [感慨 gǎnkǎi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gankai)
- [感冒 gǎnmào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ganmao)
- [感情 gǎnqíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ganqing)
- [感染 gǎnrǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ganran)
- [感人 gǎnrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ganren)

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