亲

親
qìng
#362 most
frequent character
parents-in-law of one's offspring

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

亲 was first a tree character: 木 tree with 辛 xīn as the sound part. Its old meaning was 'hazel tree'. As a simplified character it stands for 親 qīn and means 'close, intimate'. From that came 'affection', 'relative, family', and 'personal, in person'.

Drawn as: tree

亲 as a component in other characters

sound2 characters
新榇
picture1 character
新

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Same Characters, Different Readings

亲qīn
dear, close, intimate, relative

Homophones

庆qìng
to celebrate

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