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Chinese symbol for “sensibility”

感性
gǎn xìng
perception; perceptual; sensibility; sensitive

The closest CC-CEDICT match for sensibility is 感性 (gǎn xìng), defined as: perception; perceptual; sensibility; sensitive; emotional; sentimental.

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
性 xìng
sex, nature, character; suffix converting a verb to an adjective
radical 61 ⼼ · 8 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 感性.

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
女性nǚ xìngwoman; the female sex
男性nán xìngthe male sex; a male

See also: Japanese symbol for “sensibility”.

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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