Definitions
(noun)
relative; related by blood
(adjective)
close; intimate
(noun)
parents; family
(verb)
to kiss
(adverb)
in person; first-hand
(noun)
parents-in-law
About
The character for 'qīn', meaning 'relatives' or 'close', historically appears in its traditional form as '親', which combines the component '亲' indicating phonetic value with '見' denoting the act of seeing, thus originally conveying the concept of visual proximity to family members. Over centuries, its semantic range broadened from denoting immediate family to encompassing any intimate relationship, and later acquired verbal senses such as 'to kiss'. The modern simplified form '亲' retains the phonetic element alone, shedding the semantic radical, yet continues to represent the same core meanings of kinship and closeness within the language.
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亲人们都很好。
我亲口告诉他了。
她亲自下厨做饭。
这对新人非常亲密。
他对孩子过分亲热了。
他们俩亲密无间像兄弟。
公司领导亲切慰问了员工。
两国签署了新的贸易亲善协议。