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qīn

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qīn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
qīn | qin1
English translation
relatives, parents; intimate; the hazelnut tree

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About qīn

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Number of strokes

16

Traditional form

qīn

Contains the radical

jiàn

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

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Etymology of qīn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

亲見

Semantic compound

jiàn

Phonetic compound

qīn

Explanation

Simplified form of qīn . Phonosemantic compound. jiàn represents the meaning and Xīn represents the sound. The (wood) component was added later for unknown reasons, possibly to match the character Xīn . The traditional component jiàn was removed for simplification.

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Words with qīn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
父亲 fùqīn father父親
亲爱 qīnài dear親愛
qīn parent qīn
母亲 mǔqīn mother母親
亲自 qīnzì personally親自
亲密 qīnmì intimate親密
亲人 qīn rén one's close relatives親人
亲切 qīnqiè amiable親切
亲戚 qīnqi a relative (i.e. family relation)親戚
亲眼 qīn yǎn personally親眼
亲手 qīn shǒu personally親手
亲近 qīn jìn intimate親近
亲吻 qīn wěn to kiss親吻
亲情 qīn qíng affection親情
亲属 qīn shǔ kin親屬
亲生 qīn shēng birth (parents)親生
亲友 qīn yǒu friends and relatives親友
相亲 xiāng qīn blind date相親
亲热 qīnrè affectionate親熱
亲王 qīn wáng prince親王
亲身 qīn shēn personal親身
亲口 qīn kǒu one's own mouth親口
亲朋好友 qīn péng hǎo yǒu friends and family親朋好友
亲笔 qīn bǐ in one's own handwriting親筆

qīn Decomposition & Compounds

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