亲
qīnqìng HSK3

relatives

亲 (親) qīn frequency
kiss verb
to touch with the lips as an expression of love

妈妈亲了孩子的小脸蛋。

mā​ma qīn le hái​zi de xiǎo liǎn​dàn.

The mother kissed the child's little cheek.

relative noun
a parent, relative, or one's own flesh and blood

他孤苦伶仃，身边一个亲都没有。

tā gū​kǔ​líng​dīng, shēn​biān yī gè qīn dōu méi​yǒu.

He is all alone, without a single relative by his side.

close adjective
intimate, close, or dear in relationship

他们两个人的关系很亲。

tā​men liǎng gè rén de guān​xi hěn qīn.

The two of them have a very close relationship.

dear adjective
an Internet slang term of endearment, often used by online sellers

亲，记得给好评哦！

qīn, jì​de gěi hǎo​píng o!

Dear, please remember to leave a good review!

in person verb
doing something personally or first-hand

这件事我亲历过，所以很有发言权。

zhè jiàn shì wǒ qīn lì guo, suǒ​yǐ hěn yǒu fā​yán​quán.

I have experienced this personally, so I have the right to speak on it.

marriage verb
relating to marriage or a bride

两家早已结亲。

liǎng jiā zǎo yǐ jié qīn.

The two families have long been related by marriage.

pro- adjective
in favor of or supporting a particular side

他的政治态度一向比较亲西方。

tā de zhèng​zhì tài​du yī​xiàng bǐ​jiào qīn Xī​fāng.

His political attitude has always been relatively pro-Western.

亲 (親) qìng
co-parents-in-law noun
parents-in-law of one's offspring

他们两家早已通过儿女的婚事结为了亲家。

tā​men liǎng jiā zǎo yǐ tōng​guò ér​nǚ de hūn​shì jié wéi le qìng​jia.

The two families became in-laws long ago through the marriage of their children.

Frequency
Character
Written text
362nd most common 612.1 per million
Movie subtitles
191st most common 907.3 per million appears in 93% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
65.0 per million appears in 18% of films
Written text
160.5 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 4
HSK 3.0
Level 3
Traditional
親
Strokes
9
Unicode
U+4EB2

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)