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title: "Ganren Meaning: 感人 (gǎnrén) Means “touching”"
description: "感人 (gǎnrén) means “touching; moving”. Hear its tones, see what 感 and 人 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ganren"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 感人 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

感人 gǎnrén

## touching; moving

## It can also mean

- (slang) (ironic) pathetic; awful

## Its characters

1. 感 gǎn to move
2. 人 rén person

## In a sentence

这个故事非常感人。 This story is very touching.

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## More words with 感 or 人

- [爱人 àiren](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/airen)
- [本人 běnrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/benren)
- [别人 biéren](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bieren)
- [病人 bìngrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bingren)
- [成人 chéngrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengren)
- [创始人 chuàngshǐrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuangshiren)
- [打工人 dǎgōngrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dagongren)
- [代理人 dàilǐrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dailiren)
- [当事人 dāngshìrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangshiren)
- [大人 dàrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daren)

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