How to say “related by blood” in Chinese

“Related by blood” in Chinese is 亲, qīn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

亲 is read qīn. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

How to write it

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “亲”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 亲. Tap the sound icon to listen.

• 你母亲身体好吗？nǐmǔqīnshēntǐhǎomaHow is your mother's health?
• 他是我的一个亲戚tāshìwǒdeyígeqīnqiHe's a relative of mine.
• 我父亲对我很严格wǒfùqīnduìwǒhěnyángéMy father is very strict with me.
• 你为什么不敢告诉父亲？nǐwèishénmebùgǎngàosufùqīnWhy don't you dare tell your father?
• 亲爱的，今天我做饭，你休息吧。qīn’àide,jīntiānwǒzuòfàn,nǐxiūxibaDarling, I'm cooking today — you get some rest.
• 过年的时候我最想念亲人guòniándeshíhou,wǒzuìxiǎngniànqīnrénAt Chinese New Year I miss my family the most.

More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.

More words from the lesson “Love”

• 恋爱 love
• 对象 object
• 交往 associate with
• 约定 agree on
• 拥抱 hug
• 深厚 deep

Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.

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