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title: "Shanggan Meaning: 伤感 (shānggǎn) Means “sad”"
description: "伤感 (traditional 傷感, shānggǎn) means “sad; sentimental”. Hear its tones, see what 伤 and 感 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shanggan"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 伤感 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

伤感 shānggǎn

## sad; sentimental

## Its characters

1. 伤 shāng sad
2. 感 gǎn to feel

## In a sentence

听到这首老歌，她有点伤感。 Hearing this old song, she felt a little sad.

[More about 伤感](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%BC%A4%E6%84%9F)

## More words with 伤 or 感

- [悲伤 bēishāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/beishang)
- [创伤 chuāngshāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuangshang)
- [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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