感性 gǎnxìng perception
perception; perceptual; sensibility; sensitive; emotional; sentimental
How to remember 感性: 感 feel + 性 nature = perception.
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How it is used
- 'Emotional / sensory / led by feeling' - 她是个很感性的人 (tā shì ge hěn gǎnxìng de rén) she's a very emotional, feeling-driven person.
- The standard opposite of 理性 (lǐxìng, rational); the pair 感性/理性 splits heart-led vs head-led. Also 感性认识 (gǎnxìng rènshi) perceptual (vs conceptual) knowledge - 保持理性 (bǎochí lǐxìng) stay rational.
- Here 性 is the '-ness' suffix, not 'sex'.