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Chinese symbol for “sensitive”

敏感
mǐn gǎn
sensitive; susceptible

The closest CC-CEDICT match for sensitive is 敏感 (mǐn gǎn), defined as: sensitive; susceptible.

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

敏 mǐn
fast, quick; clever, smart
radical 66 ⽁ · 11 strokes
感 gǎn
to affect, to move, to touch; to perceive, to sense
radical 61 ⼼ · 13 strokes

Other Chinese words for “sensitive”

WordPinyinMeaning
敏感性mǐn gǎn xìngsensitive; sensitivity
识相 (識相)shí xiàngsensitive; tactful
善感shàn gǎnsensitive; emotional
感性gǎn xìngperception; perceptual
细微 (細微)xì wēitiny; minute

Related words

Other words that share a character with 敏感.

WordPinyinMeaning
过敏 (過敏)guò mǐn(medicine) allergic; hypersensitive; (fig.) oversensitive; prone to overreact
敏锐 (敏銳)mǐn ruìkeen; sharp; acute
敏捷mǐn jiénimble; quick
灵敏 (靈敏)líng mǐnsmart; clever
过敏性 (過敏性)guò mǐn xìnghypersensitive; allergic reaction
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

See also: Japanese symbol for “sensitive”.

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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