亲 qīn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 立 — to stand
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
亲近
qīnjìn
close; intimate; to get close to
Characters in this word
近 jìn
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 斤 axe
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 她性格温和，却并不轻易与人亲近。 Tā xìnggé wēnhé, què bìng bù qīngyì yǔ rén qīnjìn. She has a gentle personality, yet she does not easily become close to others.
- 他从小就亲近大自然，喜欢去山里看鸟。 Tā cóngxiǎo jiù qīnjìn dàzìrán, xǐhuan qù shān lǐ kàn niǎo. Since childhood he has been close to nature and loves watching birds in the mountains.
- 猫咪渐渐跟他亲近起来，愿意让他抱了。 Māomī jiànjiàn gēn tā qīnjìn qǐlai, yuànyì ràng tā bào le. The cat gradually grew close to him and was willing to let him hold her.
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
- 亲属 qīnshǔ relative
- 亲和力 qīnhélì affinity; approachability; power to attract people
- 亲热 qīnrè affectionate; intimate; warm towards someone
- 亲身 qīnshēn personal; personally experienced