感受器 (gǎnshòuqì): sensory receptor

Measure Word

一个感受器 gè

Meanings

1 sensory receptor
2 sense organ

Characters

to receive; to accept

器

qì

device; organ; instrument

Examples

HSK 5

这种感受器对光线非常敏感。

Zhèzhǒng gǎnshòuqì duì guāngxiàn fēicháng mǐngǎn.

This type of sensory receptor is very sensitive to light.

HSK 7-9

皮肤上的感受器能感知温度和压力。

Pífū shàng de gǎnshòuqì néng gǎnzhī wēndù hé yālì.

Receptors in the skin can detect temperature and pressure.

Tips

memory

感 (feel) + 受 (receive) + 器 (device/organ) = a device that receives feelings, a sensory receptor. 器 is often used for organs or instruments.

Stroke Order

感 gǎn

受 shòu

器 qì

Related Words

感受 gǎnshòu HSK 3 #1,081

to feel; to experience / feeling; impression; experience

传感器 chuángǎnqì #9,157

sensor; detector

感同身受 gǎntóng-shēnshòu #17,119

to feel as if it had happened to oneself; to empathize deeply / I take it as a personal favor

感官 gǎnguān #13,685

sense; sense organ / sensory

感 gǎn HSK 7-9 #977

sense of; feeling of (suffix) / -ness (forms abstract feeling nouns)

感到 gǎndào HSK 2 #506

to feel / to sense

感觉 gǎnjué HSK 2 #194

feeling / to feel / sense

器官 qìguān HSK 4 #3,575

organ (body part) / apparatus

感知 gǎnzhī #9,247

perception / to perceive / to sense

安全感 ānquángǎn #5,499

sense of security / feeling of safety