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Translingual
Han character
親 (Kangxi radical 147, 見+9, 16 strokes, cangjie input 卜木月山山 (YDBUU), four-corner 06910, composition ⿰亲見)
Derived characters
- 儭(𠋆), 𫥝(𫥔), 嚫(𰈍), 𡤅, 𭣋, 瀙, 𮥰, 𮍊, 櫬(榇), 𥗒, 襯, 𧭼, 䞋(𫎪), 𮜪, 𮜽, 𨯦, 寴, 藽, 𥨾
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1136, character 12
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 34918
- Dae Jaweon: page 1602, character 35
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3671, character 12
- Unihan data for U+89AA
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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親
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*sʰin, *sʰins
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寴
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*sʰin, *sʰins
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儭
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*sʰins, *sʰrins
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瀙
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*sʰins, *ʔsrin, *sʰrins
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辛
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*siŋ
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新
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*siŋ
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薪
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*siŋ
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襯
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*sʰrins
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櫬
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*sʰrins
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嚫
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*t͡sʰrinh
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莘
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*sriŋ
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騂
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*seŋ
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垶
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*seŋ
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觪
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*seŋ
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Bronze script: phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *sʰin, *sʰins) : phonetic 辛 (OC *siŋ) + semantic 見 (“see”).
Seal script: phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *sʰin, *sʰins) : phonetic 𣓀 () + semantic 見 (“see”). The left part (a chisel with a tree at the bottom to indicate "hazelnut branch" used as a whip) was then stylized as 亲, which originally is a variant of 辛, the chisel.
Etymology 1
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *dziŋ (“relatives, ancestors”) (STEDT). Cognate with Burmese စဉ် (cany, “to line up, arrange”).
Pronunciation
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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親
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Reading #
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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qīn
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Middle Chinese
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‹ tshin ›
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Old Chinese
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/*i/
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English
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close; parents
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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親
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Reading #
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1/2
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No.
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13804
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Phonetic component
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辛
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Rime group
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眞
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Rime subdivision
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2
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Corresponding MC rime
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親
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Old Chinese
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/*sʰin/
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Notes
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說文親(同榛)聲
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Definitions
親
- ⁜ paternal relatives
- intimate; bosom; closely acquainted; beloved; dear
- parent(s); father and/or mother
- relatives; blood or marriage relation
- related by blood; blood (brothers, sisters)
- marriage; matrimony
- to be close to; to become intimate with
- to fraternise with; to support or endorse; pro-
- 親中/亲中 ― qīn Zhōng ― pro-China, usually meaning pro-CCP
- to approach; to go near; to get in touch with
- to kiss; to brush one's lips against
- personally; in person; with one's own (body part)
- close person; reliable person; intimate friend
- accurate; true
- 34th tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "kinship" (𝌧)
- (Mainland China, Internet, customer service) dear sir or madam
- Alternative form of 新 (xīn, “to renew; to replace”)
- a surname
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
吻 (“to kiss”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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吻, 親, 親吻
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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吻, 親
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Taiwan
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吻, 親
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Singapore
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吻, 親
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Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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親
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Wanrong
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親
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Xi'an
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親
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Yangzhou
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親
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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惜, 啜, 痛
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Hong Kong
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惜, 啜, 嘴
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Taishan
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啜
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Dongguan
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啜
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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惜
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Hakka
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Meixian
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唚
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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唚
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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唚
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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唚
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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唚
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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唚
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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唚
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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親
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Xinzhou
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親
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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蜜
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Songxi
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鼻
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Zhenghe
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蜜
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Jianyang
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蜜
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Wuyishan
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敕
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Pucheng (Shibei)
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鼻
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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唚
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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唚
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Xiamen (Tong'an)
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唚
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Quanzhou
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唚
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Shishi
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唚
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Zhangzhou
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唚
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Tainan
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唚
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Penang (Hokkien)
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唚
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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唚
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Manila (Hokkien)
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唚
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Chaozhou
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唚
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Shantou
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唚
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Singapore (Teochew)
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唚
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Haikou
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惜
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Wu
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Shanghai
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香, 親
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Shanghai (Zhoupu, Pudong)
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香
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Shanghai (Chongming)
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香
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Suzhou
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香
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Hangzhou
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香
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Ningbo
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親
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Compounds
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Note: Irregular, due to assimilation by the following velar
k- initial of
家.
- Cantonese
- Hakka
- Eastern Min
- Puxian Min
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Lukang, Yilan, Kinmen, Magong, Hsinchu, Taichung)
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Sanxia)
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei, Lukang, Sanxia, Kinmen, Magong, Hsinchu, Taichung)
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Yilan, Tainan)
Note: chhiⁿ/chheⁿ - used in
親姆 / 亲姆.
Note: cêng1 - Jieyang.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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親
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Reading #
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2/2
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No.
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13806
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Phonetic component
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辛
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Rime group
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眞
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Rime subdivision
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2
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Corresponding MC rime
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親
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Old Chinese
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/*sʰins/
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Definitions
親
- relationship between the families (especially the parents) of a married couple; in-laws
Compounds
Etymology 3
For pronunciation and definitions of 親 – see 嚫. (This character is a variant form of 嚫). |
Etymology 4
Pronunciation
Definitions
親
- (Hokkien) Alternative form of 唚 (“to kiss”)
References
- “親”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database), 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
- 莆田市荔城区档案馆 , editor (2022), “亲”, in 莆仙方言文读字汇 [Puxian Dialect Literary Reading Dictionary] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), page 189.
Japanese
Kanji
親
(Second grade kyōiku kanji)
- parent, elder
Readings
Compounds
Compounds
- 両親 (ryōshin, “parents”)
- 親子 (oyako, “parent and child”)
- 親父 (oyaji, “an old man”)
- 親潮 (oyashio, “Oyashio Current”)
- 親指 (oyayubi, “a thumb”)
- 親愛 (shin'ai, “deep affection”)
- 親戚 (shinseki, “relative”)
- 親切 (shinsetsu, “kindness, helpfulness, friendliness; kind, helpful”)
- 親善 (shinzen, “friendship, goodwill”)
- 親日 (shinnichi, “pro-Japanese”)
- 親睦 (shinboku, “friendship, amicability”)
- 親身 (shinmi, “relation, kin”)
- 親密 (shinmitsu, “intimacy, closeness; intime, close”)
- 親友 (shin'yū, “close friend, bosom buddy”)
- 親類 (shinrui, “relative, kin”)
- 親王 (shinnō)
- 親方 (oyakata)
- 親等
Etymology 1
From Old Japanese,[1] from Proto-Japonic *əya. Cognate with or derived from Old Japanese verb 老ゆ (oyu, “to become old”, modern 老いる oiru), from the idea of one's elders.[2]
First cited in the Kojiki of 712.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
親 • (oya)
- a parent
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- ぼくのほんとのおやはだれかしら。
- Boku no honto no oya wa dare kashira.
- What are my real parents like?
- the originator or founder of a school, company, or other organization
- the boss or leader
- the larger one of several objects of the same kind
- (hanafuda, card games, by extension, board games) the dealer, (gambling) the banker
- Coordinate term: 子 (ko)
- one's ancestors, one's forebears
Idioms
Derived terms
- 親の心子知らず (oya no kokoro ko shirazu): “the child doesn't know the parent's heart” → the child doesn't know the pain they cause their parents
- 親の光は七光 (oya no hikari wa nana hikari): “a parent's bright light is seven bright lights” → a parent's social standing can be a huge influence on a person as they come into adulthood
Etymology 2
Prefix
親 • (shin-)
- pro- (supportive of)
Antonyms
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “親・祖”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 親 (MC tshin|tshinH). Recorded as Middle Korean 친 (chin) (Yale: chin) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.
Hanja
Wikisource
親 (eumhun 친할 친 (chinhal chin))
- hanja form? of 친 (“intimate”)
- hanja form? of 친 (“relative; parent”)
Compounds
Compounds
- 친애 (親愛, chinae)
- 친가 (親家, chin'ga)
- 친감 (親監, chin'gam)
- 친교 (親交, chin'gyo)
- 친구 (親舊, chin'gu)
- 친권 (親權, chin'gwon)
- 친근 (親近, chin'geun)
- 친목 (親睦, chinmok)
- 친밀 (親密, chinmil)
- 친분 (親分, chinbun)
- 친서 (親書, chinseo)
- 천선 (親善, cheonseon)
- 친속 (親屬, chinsok)
- 친숙 (親熟, chinsuk)
- 친일 (親日, chinil)
- 친자 (親子, chinja)
- 친절 (親切, chinjeol)
- 친정 (親庭, chinjeong)
- 친정 (親征, chinjeong)
- 친족 (親族, chinjok)
- 친지 (親知, chinji)
- 친척 (親戚, chincheok)
- 친형 (親兄, chinhyeong)
- 친화 (親和, chinhwa)
- 극친 (極親, geukchin)
- 근친 (近親, geunchin)
- 돈친 (敦親, donchin)
- 망친 (亡親, mangchin)
- 모친 (母親, mochin)
- 부친 (父親, buchin)
- 삼친 (三親, samchin)
- 양친 (兩親, yangchin)
- 엄친 (嚴親, eomchin)
- 족친 (族親, jokchin)
- 종친 (宗親, jongchin)
- 친밀감 (親密感, chinmilgam)
- 친삼촌 (親三寸, chinsamchon)
- 친손녀 (親孫女, chinsonnyeo)
- 친손자 (親孫子, chinsonja)
- 친자식 (親子息, chinjasik)
- 친형제 (親兄弟, chinhyeongje)
- 방친영 (房親迎, bangchinyeong)
- 사친회 (師親會, sachinhoe)
- 위친계 (爲親契, wichin'gye)
- 등화가친 (燈火可親, deunghwagachin)
References
- 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典.
Vietnamese
Han character
親: Hán Nôm readings: thân
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