亲 qīn kin
kin; relatives; parents; parent; one's own; relative
How to remember 亲: 立 stand + 木 tree = kin. At the family reunion everyone must stand under the old oak tree for the photo, three generations of kin.
Component breakdown
亲 = 立 stand + 木 tree
- 立 stand
- 木 tree
At the family reunion everyone must stand under the old oak tree for the photo, three generations of kin.
How it came to be
The full form is this shape beside see: the people one actually sees, close family and kin. Alone it is a knife over a tree, and the old dictionary reads it as the sound.
How it is used
- Core sense 'close / dear / related by blood' - 亲人 (qīnrén) loved ones, 亲戚 (qīnqi) relatives, 父亲/母亲 parents.
- Also 'personally / in person': 亲自 (qīnzì) do it oneself, 亲眼 (qīnyǎn) with one's own eyes.
- 亲切 (qīnqiè) warm/cordial; colloquially 亲 can also mean to kiss (亲一下).
Characters built with 亲
Words with 亲
- 父亲fùqinfatherHSK 4
- 母亲mǔqinmotherHSK 4
- 亲戚qīnqia relative (i.e. family relation)HSK 4
- 亲人qīnrénone's close relativesHSK 5
- 亲切qīnqièamiableHSK 5
- 亲情qīnqíngaffectionHSK 5
- 亲朋好友qīnpéng-hǎoyǒufriends and familyHSK 5
- 亲爱qīn’àidearHSK 5
- 亲自qīnzìpersonallyHSK 5
- 亲密qīnmìintimateHSK 6
- 亲属qīnshǔkinHSK 6
- 亲和力qīnhélìwarmthHSK 7
- 亲手qīnshǒupersonallyHSK 7
- 亲热qīnrèaffectionateHSK 7
- 亲生qīnshēngone's ownHSK 7
- 亲眼qīnyǎnwith one's own eyesHSK 7
- 亲身qīnshēnpersonalHSK 7
- 亲近qīnjìnintimateHSK 7
- 乡亲xiāngqīnfellow countryman (from the same village)HSK 8
- 探亲tànqīnto go home to visit one's familyHSK 8
Example sentences
- 这是我的父亲。 Zhè shì wǒ de fùqin.This is my father.
- 我爱我的母亲。 Wǒ ài wǒ de mǔqin.I love my mother.
- 他的态度很亲切。 Tā de tàidu hěn qīnqiè.He is very cordial.
- 男孩跟随着父亲。 Nánhái gēnsuízhe fùqin.The boy is following his father.