亲人 (qīnrén) · family members

亲人 (qīnrén) means “family members; close relatives”. It is written with 2 characters: 亲 (one's own (blood relation)) + 人 (person). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.

How 亲人 is built

The characters

亲 qīn · one's own (blood relation)

What 亲 is made of

立lì — to stand
- 亠tóu — lid
  - 丶 — dot
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丷ha — kwukyel
  - 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
一 — horizontal stroke
小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight

Origin hint: A tree 木 bearing fruit 立 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

人 rén · person

What 人 is made of

人 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 2 strokes.

Origin hint: The legs of a human being (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

春节要和亲人在一起。Chūnjié yào hé qīnrén zài yīqǐ.At Spring Festival you should be with your family.

你在这儿有亲人吗？Nǐ zài zhèr yǒu qīnrén ma?Do you have relatives here?

Questions about 亲人

What does 亲人 mean?

亲人 (qīnrén) means “family members; close relatives”.

How do you pronounce 亲人?

亲人 is pronounced qīnrén.

Which HSK level is 亲人?

亲人 is in HSK 3 (2021).

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It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 73: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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