HSK 6 · Adjectives

性感 xìnggǎn “sexy” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 性感 means

  1. sexy
  2. sex appeal
  3. eroticism
  4. sexuality

How to say 性感

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale性xìng4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale感gǎn3rd tone, dipping

性感 in a sentence

  1. 这件裙子很性感。

    Zhè jiàn qúnzi hěn xìnggǎn.

    This dress is very sexy.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 她觉得自信的人最性感。

    Tā juéde zìxìn de rén zuì xìnggǎn.

    She thinks confident people are the most attractive.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 性感 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 性 (xìng) with each of its parts in a different colour
性xìngnature
  • 忄heart form of 心 · xīnMeaning part
  • 生life · shēngSound part

忄 hints at the meaning (heart); 生 (shēng) hints at the sound. Compare it with xìng.

The character 感 (gǎn) with each of its parts in a different colour
感gǎnto feel
  • 咸all · xián
  • 心heart · xīn

Memory aidHeart 心 with 咸 (xián) for the sound: to feel.

How to write 性感

性 8 strokes · 感 13 strokes

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性感 (xìnggǎn) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 性感 (xìnggǎn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 性感

Words with 性

性xìng · (suffix) -ness性别xìngbié · gender性格xìnggé · nature个性gèxìng · individuality性质xìngzhì · nature慢性mànxìng · chronic (illness)性命xìngmìng · life (of a person or animal)任性rènxìng · wilful记性jìxing · memory (ability to remember)弹性tánxìng · elasticity

Words with 感

感冒gǎnmào · catch cold感到gǎndào · to feel感兴趣gǎn xìngqù · be interested in感gǎn · (suffix) sense of …感觉gǎnjué · feeling感谢gǎnxiè · (express) thanks感动gǎndòng · to be moved感情gǎnqíng · emotion感受gǎnshòu · to feel感想gǎnxiǎng · impressions

More words: Adjectives

显著xiǎnzhù · notable潇洒xiāosǎ · free and easy小心翼翼xiǎoxīnyìyì · very carefully狭窄xiázhǎi · narrow兴旺xīngwàng · prosperous辛勤xīnqín · hardworking欣欣向荣xīnxīnxiàngróng · flourishing新颖xīnyǐng · novel

FAQs

性感 (xìnggǎn) means “sexy” or “sex appeal”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it xìnggǎn: xìng with a 4th tone, then gǎn with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 性感 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type xinggan with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 性感 from the suggestions. Typing xinggan into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
性感 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.