亲密
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 6
亲密 (qīnmì) · close
亲密 (qīnmì) means “close; intimate”. It is written with 2 characters: 亲 (one's own (blood relation)) + 密 (dense). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 亲密 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
- 亠tóu — lid
- 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)
密 mì · dense
What 密 is made of
- 宓mì — quiet
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 必bì — surely
- 心xīn — heart
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 宀 — roof
- 山shān — mountain
- 凵qiǎn — container
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: A silent 宓 mountain 山; 宓 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
她们是亲密的朋友。Tāmen shì qīnmì de péngyou.They are close friends.
兄弟俩的关系很亲密。Xiōngdì liǎ de guānxì hěn qīnmì.The two brothers are very close.
Questions about 亲密
What does 亲密 mean?
亲密 (qīnmì) means “close; intimate”.
How do you pronounce 亲密?
亲密 is pronounced qīnmì.
Which HSK level is 亲密?
亲密 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 父亲fùqīnfather
- 母亲mǔqīnmother
- 亲切qīnqièkind
- 亲人qīnrénfamily members
- 亲自qīnzìpersonally
- 亲爱qīnàidear
- 亲戚qīnqirelative
- 亲热qīnrèaffectionate
- 亲qīnone's own (blood relation)
- 保密bǎomìto keep secret
Learn 亲密 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 83: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.