How is 亲 pronounced?

亲 is pronounced “qīn” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 亲?

亲 belongs to HSK 3 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How do you write 亲?

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 亲 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 3verbadjective

亲

Traditional: 親

qīn

亲 (qīn) means “parent; one's own (flesh and blood); relative; related; marriage; bride; close; intimate; in person; first-hand; in favor of; pro-; to kiss; (Internet slang) dear”. It is an HSK 3 Chinese character (traditional 親) in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

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Example

她亲了孩子一下。

Tā qīn le háizi yīxià.

She kissed the child.

Words containing 亲

父亲fù qīnfather; also pr. [fù qin]母亲mǔ qīnmother; also pr. [mǔ qin]亲戚qīn qia relative (i.e. family relation); CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4],位[wei4]亲爱qīn àidear; beloved; darling 亲切qīn qièamiable; cordial; close and dear; familiar 亲自qīn zìpersonally; in person; oneself 亲密qīn mìintimate; close 亲热qīn rèaffectionate; intimate; warmhearted; to show affection for; (coll.) to get intimate with sb 亲人qīn rénone's close relatives 亲眼qīn yǎnwith one's own eyes; personally 亲属qīn shǔkin; kindred; relatives

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Frequently asked questions

What does 亲 mean?: 亲 (qīn) means “parent; one's own (flesh and blood); relative; related; marriage; bride; close; intimate; in person; first-hand; in favor of; pro-; to kiss; (Internet slang) dear”. It is an HSK 3 word.
How is 亲 pronounced?: 亲 is pronounced “qīn” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 亲?: 亲 belongs to HSK 3 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 亲?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 亲 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-07-18