亲 qīn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 立 — to stand
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
亲属
qīnshǔ
relative
Characters in this word
属 shǔ
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 尸 — body, corpse
- Made of
- 尸 body, corpse 禹 legendary Hsia dynasty founder
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 医院要求患者的一名亲属在手术前签字。 Yīyuàn yāoqiú huànzhě de yì míng qīnshǔ zài shǒushù qián qiānzì. The hospital requires one of the patient's relatives to sign before the operation.
- 他的亲属都住在南方的小城。 Tā de qīnshǔ dōu zhù zài nánfāng de xiǎochéng. All his relatives live in a small town in the south.
- 春节时，亲属们会聚在一起吃团圆饭。 Chūnjié shí, qīnshǔmen huì jù zài yìqǐ chī tuányuánfàn. At the Spring Festival, relatives gather to eat a reunion dinner.
Related words
- 父亲 fùqīn father
- 母亲 mǔqīn mother
- 亲 qīn related by blood
- 亲切 qīnqiè kind and friendly
- 亲人 qīnrén family member; relative
- 亲自 qīnzì personally; by oneself
- 亲爱 qīn'ài dear; beloved
- 亲密 qīnmì close; intimate
- 亲和力 qīnhélì affinity; approachability; power to attract people
- 亲近 qīnjìn close; intimate; to get close to
- 亲热 qīnrè affectionate; intimate; warm towards someone
- 亲身 qīnshēn personal; personally experienced