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title: "Liugan Meaning: 流感 (liúgǎn) Means “flu”"
description: "流感 (liúgǎn) means “flu; influenza”. Hear its tones, see what 流 and 感 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liugan"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 流感 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

流感 liúgǎn

## flu; influenza

## Its characters

1. 流 liú to flow
2. 感 gǎn to feel

## In a sentence

最近很多人得了流感。 Lots of people have caught the flu recently.

[More about 流感](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%B5%81%E6%84%9F)

## More words with 流 or 感

- [潮流 cháoliú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chaoliu)
- [风流 fēngliú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fengliu)
- [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)

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