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Chinese symbol for “impressions”

感想
gǎn xiǎng
impressions; reflections; thoughts; measure word: 通 (tòng), 个 (gè)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for impressions is 感想 (gǎn xiǎng), defined as: impressions; reflections; thoughts; measure word: 通 (tòng), 个 (gè).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

感 gǎn
to affect, to move, to touch; to perceive, to sense
radical 61 ⼼ · 13 strokes
想 xiǎng
to believe, to wish for; to consider, to plan, to think
radical 61 ⼼ · 13 strokes

Other Chinese words for “impressions”

WordPinyinMeaning
随想 (隨想)suí xiǎngrandom thoughts; (in book titles etc) impressions
随感 (隨感)suí gǎnrandom thoughts; impressions

Related words

Other words that share a character with 感想.

WordPinyinMeaning
感觉 (感覺)gǎn juéfeeling; impression; sensation; to feel; to perceive
感到gǎn dàoto feel; to sense; to perceive
感谢 (感謝)gǎn xièto thank; to be grateful
感受gǎn shòuto sense; perception
感情gǎn qíngemotion; sentiment; affection; feelings between two persons
感染gǎn rǎnto infect; infection; (fig.) to influence
想要xiǎng yàoto want to; to feel like
思想sī xiǎngthought; thinking

See also: Japanese symbol for “impressions”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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