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Chinese symbol for “perception”

感知
gǎn zhī
perception (the process of perceiving sth with the senses); to sense; to feel; to detect; to be aware of

The closest CC-CEDICT match for perception is 感知 (gǎn zhī), defined as: perception (the process of perceiving sth with the senses); to sense; to feel; to detect; to be aware of.

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
知 zhī
to know, to perceive, to comprehend
radical 111 ⽮ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “perception”

WordPinyinMeaning
知觉 (知覺)zhī juéperception; consciousness
感性gǎn xìngperception; perceptual
悟性wù xìngperception; wits
感受gǎn shòuto sense; perception
认知 (認知)rèn zhīcognition; cognitive

Related words

Other words that share a character with 感知.

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
知道zhī dàoto know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5]
知识 (知識)zhī shiknowledge; 门 (mén)

See also: Japanese symbol for “perception”.

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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