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title: "Ganji Meaning: 感激 (gǎnjī) Means “to be grateful”"
description: "感激 (gǎnjī) means “to be grateful; to appreciate”. Hear its tones, see what 感 and 激 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ganji"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 感激 mean?

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感激 gǎnjī

## to be grateful; to appreciate

## Its characters

1. 感 gǎn to feel
2. 激 jī to stir up

## In a sentence

我非常感激你的帮助。 I really appreciate your help.

[More about 感激](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%84%9F%E6%BF%80)

## More words with 感 or 激

- [刺激 cìjī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ciji)
- [感触 gǎnchù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ganchu)
- [感到 gǎndào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gandao)
- [感动 gǎndòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gandong)
- [感恩 gǎn’ēn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ganen)
- [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)

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