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Chinese symbol for “lovemaking”

性爱
xìng ài
Traditional: 性愛
sex; lovemaking

The closest CC-CEDICT match for lovemaking is 性爱 (xìng ài), defined as: sex; lovemaking.

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
爱 ài
to love, to like, to be fond of; love, affection
radical 87 ⽖ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “lovemaking”

WordPinyinMeaning
烟花粉黛 (煙花粉黛)yān huā fěn dàiwoman; prostitute

Related words

Other words that share a character with 性爱.

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
爱情 (愛情)ài qíngromance; love (romantic); measure word: 份 (fèn)
可爱 (可愛)kě àiadorable; cute

See also: Japanese symbol for “lovemaking”.

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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