親 (qīn)
parent; close; intimate; to kiss
How 親 is written
- Strokes
- 16
- Radical
- 立 — stand erect
- Traditional
- 親
- Simplified
- 亲
Components
親 has 2 readings
The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.
- qīn
- parent; one's own (flesh and blood); relative; related
- qìng
- parents-in-law of one's offspring
Common words using 親
- 母親 mǔqīn
- mother; also pr. with light tone [mu3 qin5]; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 父親 fùqīn
- father; also pr. with light tone [fu4 qin5]; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 相親 xiāngqīn
- blind date; arranged interview to evaluate a proposed marriage partner; to be deeply attached to each other
- 親愛 qīnài
- dear; beloved; darling
- 親戚 qīnqi
- a relative (i.e. family relation); CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
- 探親 tànqīn
- to go home to visit one's family
- 親人 qīnrén
- one's close relatives
- 親切 qīnqiè
- amiable; cordial; close and dear
- 親友 qīnyǒu
- friends and relatives
- 親口 qīnkǒu
- one's own mouth; fig. in one's own words; to say sth personally
- 親吻 qīnwěn
- to kiss; kiss
- 親子 qīnzǐ
- parent and child; parent-child (relationship); two successive generations
親 in a sentence
那位店員的服務態度很親切。
Nà wèi diànyuán de fúwù tàidù hěn qīnqiè.
“That shop assistant's service attitude is very kind and amiable.”
How common is 親?
親 is the 362nd most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 68.8% of all running text.
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