The Chinese word 感性 (gǎnxìng) is a compound formed by combining the character 感 (gǎn), meaning "to feel", "sense", or "perception", with the character 性 (xìng), which denotes "nature", "character", or "quality". Together, they create an abstract noun meaning "perceptual" or "sensibility", referring to a way of understanding or interacting with the world that is based on emotions, instincts, and sensory impressions rather than pure reason or logic. Its formation follows a common Chinese morphological pattern where a root indicating an action or state (感) is modified by 性 to express an inherent quality or attribute, thus linguistically encapsulating the concept of being "emotion-driven" or "affective" in nature, often contrasted with 理性 (lǐxìng, "rationality").