Simple explanation needed for very basic question about gradient

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Suppose we have complex vectors $x$, $y$ and complex matrix $A$. Then, how to find the gradients of following functions

$$f_1(x)=x^Hy$$ $$f_2(x)=x^HAx$$ with respect to $x$. I can find them when all of them are real but I do not know how to find them when the matrices are complex. Thanks in advance.