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亲人

qīnrén

family member; relative

A relative hugging a child
Memory picture

Characters in this word

亲 qīn

Strokes
9
Radical
立 — to stand
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

人 rén

Strokes
2
Radical
人 — man, person
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

Example phrases

  • 我想念亲人。 Wǒ xiǎngniàn qīnrén. I miss my family.
  • 亲人在等我。 Qīnrén zài děng wǒ. My family is waiting for me.
  • 他是我亲人。 Tā shì wǒ qīnrén. He is my relative.

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