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CHINESE CHARACTER

qīn

亲

亲

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bride

Numbered pinyin
qin1
English meanings
parent, one's own (flesh and blood), relative, related, marriage, bride, close, intimate, in person, first-hand, in favor of, pro-, to kiss, (Internet slang) dear, parents-in-law of one's offspring

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–bottom structure

Top–bottom arrangement: top 立; bottom (Overlapping arrangement: first part 一; second part 小.).

  • Top

    立
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  • Bottom

    ⿻
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This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿱立⿻一小

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    tā他shì是wǒ我de的qīnrén亲人。

    He is my relative.

  2. 02

    fùmǔ父母zuì最qīn亲。

    Parents are the closest.

  3. 03

    qīnshǒu亲手zuò做。

    Do it by hand.

  4. 04

    qīnyǎn亲眼kàndào看到。

    Saw it with my own eyes.

  5. 05

    qīn亲kǒu口shuō说de的。

    Said in person.

  6. 06

    qīnqiè亲切de地wènhòu问候。

    A warm greeting.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 乡亲
  • 亲人
  • 亲切
  • 亲友
  • 亲和力
  • 亲密
  • 亲属
  • 亲情
  • 亲戚
  • 亲手
  • 亲朋好友
  • 亲热
  • 亲爱
  • 亲生
  • 亲眼
  • 亲自
  • 亲身
  • 亲近
  • 探亲
  • 母亲
  • 父亲