感 gǎn
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
感性
gǎnxìng
emotional; perceptual; sensuous
Characters in this word
性 xìng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- Made of
- 忄 heart 生 life, lifetime
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这位评论家虽然语言感性，但判断并不缺乏严谨的证据。 Zhè wèi pínglùnjiā suīrán yǔyán gǎnxìng, dàn pànduàn bìng bù quēfá yánjǐn de zhèngjù. Although this critic's language is emotional, his judgement does not lack rigorous evidence.
- 她是个很感性的人，看电影常常会哭。 Tā shì ge hěn gǎnxìng de rén, kàn diànyǐng chángcháng huì kū. She is a very emotional person and often cries at films.
- 买东西时他比较感性，喜欢就买，不太看价格。 Mǎi dōngxi shí tā bǐjiào gǎnxìng, xǐhuan jiù mǎi, bú tài kàn jiàgé. When shopping he goes by feeling: if he likes it he buys it, without caring much about the price.
Related words
- 感到 gǎndào to feel
- 感动 gǎndòng to be moved
- 感觉 gǎnjué to feel; feeling
- 感谢 gǎnxiè to thank
- 感冒 gǎnmào to catch a cold
- 感情 gǎnqíng feelings; relationship
- 感受 gǎnshòu to feel; feeling
- 情感 qínggǎn feelings; emotions
- 感兴趣 gǎnxìngqù to be interested
- 感想 gǎnxiǎng thoughts and feelings
- 敏感 mǐngǎn sensitive
- 感激 gǎnjī to appreciate, to be grateful