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Chinese symbol for “intercourse”

性关系
xìng guān xi
Traditional: 性關係
sexual relations; sexual contact; intercourse

The closest CC-CEDICT match for intercourse is 性关系 (xìng guān xi), defined as: sexual relations; sexual contact; intercourse.

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

性 xìng
sex, nature, character; suffix converting a verb to an adjective
radical 61 ⼼ · 8 strokes
关 guān
frontier pass; to close, to shut; relation
radical 12 ⼋ · 6 strokes
系 xi
system; line, link, connection
radical 120 ⽷ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 性关系.

WordPinyinMeaning
女性nǚ xìngwoman; the female sex
男性nán xìngthe male sex; a male
性质 (性質)xìng zhìnature; characteristic
个性 (個性)gè xìngindividuality; personality
性格xìng génature; disposition
人性rén xìnghuman nature; humanity
关系 (關係)guān xirelation; relationship; connection; to concern; to involve; to affect
关于 (關於)guān yúpertaining to; concerning
系统 (系統)xì tǒngsystem; 个 (gè)

See also: Japanese symbol for “intercourse”.

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.