感

The glyph centers on the concept of response—the heart/mind reacting to an external stimulus. Its range includes:

• Perceptual/Sensory: The immediate act of sensing or perceiving an external force.
• Affective/Emotional: The process of being "moved" or "stirred" by an external catalyst (e.g., a gesture, poem, or event).

// Cosmological (Resonance): Sympathetic resonance (//ganying* 感應); the mechanism of induction where things of a similar nature trigger one another, or human action prompts a response from the divine or natural order.

• Verb (Receptive): To be moved by; to feel.
• Verb (Causative): To act as the trigger that causes a response in another.
• Noun: The resulting sensation, impression, or feeling left behind after a stimulus.

Contrast with 憾 (regret/remorse). While both involve the heart, 憾 refers to a specific, lingering emotional knot, whereas 感 is the general capacity for response.

Tang-period reading: *gǒm.

The glyph incorporates the heart/mind radical (忄), signifying the internal registration of an external impact.

If "emotion" feels too psychological or modern for a specific passage, consider using "response," "resonance," or "being stirred."