感兴趣
gǎnxìngqù · HSK 4
be interested in
🤔 感 feel + 兴趣 interest = feel interest in something
感 means to feel or sense; 兴趣 means interest (兴 rising/mood + 趣 fun). Together: to feel interest. Often paired with 对 — 对…感兴趣 = be interested in something.
感 — heart 心 + 咸 (xián, phonetic)
A semantic-phonetic compound. The heart radical 心 at the bottom carries the meaning of feeling or emotion, while 咸 supplies the sound. Together 感 conveys being moved in the heart, hence 'to feel,' 'sense,' or 'be affected by' something.