qīn parent; relative; related


Used as component in : xīn Made up of [ stand; rise radical 117, wood; wooden radical 75]
Alternative traditional form of character:
Made with 9 strokes.
Uses character originally used for a hazel tree as that sounded the same

Related characters


Also uses component: (to pull) tóng (boy servant) wèi (position) yīn (sound) zhàn (station)
Also uses component: bǎn (board) bēi (cup) běn (root) cài (vegetable) cǎi (color) chá (tea) chái (firewood) chuáng (bed) gān (pole) guǒ (fruit) (machine) jìn (to prohibit) jìn (to prohibit) (tangerine) (of plants) lái (arrive) (plum) (pear) lín (forest) lóu (multi-story building) (board game) qín (Qin) róu (soft) shā (to kill) shù (tree) shù (method) song (Song) tiáo (strip) wèi (not yet) xián (to stay idle) xiāng (each other) xiào (school) (chair) zhí (to plant) zhī (branch) zhuō (table)

Different tone

qín (Qin)

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Pronunciation

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Proverbs

月到中秋分外明, 每逢佳节倍思亲 yuè dào zhōng qiū fèn wài míng, měi féng jiā jié bèi sī qīn Longing to see family from far away
大义灭亲 dà yì miè qīn Prepared to kill one's own family to keep to the law. Back in the Spring and Autumn Period a father, Shi Que, uncovered the murder of the king of Wei was done by a treasonous group which included his own son Shi Hou. Believing he could not show him special treatment he had him executed.
众叛亲离 zhòng pàn qīn lí Finding yourself isolated having lost support.