可亲

可親
kěqīn
adjective #26,685

Meanings

  1. 1 amiable
  2. 2 kindly
  3. 3 approachable
  4. 4 affable

Examples

Tā xiào qǐlai fēicháng kěqīn.
She looks very approachable when she smiles.
Zhèwèi lǎoshī tàidù hé'ǎikěqīn, xuéshēng dōu hěn xǐhuan tā.
This teacher is gentle and amiable, and all the students like him.

Tips

usage
可亲 is almost always found in the set phrase 和蔼可亲 (héǎi kěqīn — gentle and approachable), which is a very common description of a warm, friendly person. It rarely appears alone in modern usage.
memory
means 'can/able' and means 'close/affectionate' — someone who 'can be approached closely', i.e., approachable.

Stroke Order

qīn