亲 qīn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 立 — to stand
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
亲眼
qīnyǎn
with one's own eyes
Characters in this word
眼 yǎn
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 目 — eye
- Made of
- 目 eye 艮 blunt
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 我亲眼看到厂房污水排入河道，才意识到问题远比报告严重。 Wǒ qīnyǎn kàn dào chǎngfáng wūshuǐ pái rù hédào, cái yìshí dào wèntí yuǎn bǐ bàogào yánzhòng. Only after seeing the factory wastewater discharged into the river with my own eyes did I realise the problem was far more serious than the report suggested.
- 我亲眼看见他把捡到的钱包交给了警察。 Wǒ qīnyǎn kànjiàn tā bǎ jiǎn dào de qiánbāo jiāo gěi le jǐngchá. I saw with my own eyes that he handed the wallet he found to the police.
- 你应该亲眼去看看大海，照片根本比不上。 Nǐ yīnggāi qīnyǎn qù kànkàn dàhǎi, zhàopiàn gēnběn bǐbushàng. You should go and see the sea with your own eyes; photos simply cannot compare.
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
- 亲近 qīnjìn close; intimate; to get close to
- 亲热 qīnrè affectionate; intimate; warm towards someone