亲

親

qīn

adjective HSK 3 #1,312

Meanings

Tāmen guānxi hěn qīn.

They have a close relationship.

Qīn'ài de péngyoumen, nǐmen hǎo!

Dear friends, hello!

Tā hé nǎinai zuì qīn.

She is closest to her grandmother.

culture

亲 (qīn) is used as a casual/affectionate greeting on Chinese e-commerce platforms like Taobao, similar to 'dear' in customer service.

usage

亲 appears in many family/relationship words: 亲人 (relatives), 亲切 (warm), 亲自 (personally), 母亲 (mother), 父亲 (father).

亲 qīn