亲戚
HSK 4 (exam 2025)Old HSK 4
亲戚 (qīnqi) · relative
亲戚 (qīnqi) means “relative”. It is written with 2 characters: 亲 (one's own (blood relation)) + 戚 (ashamed). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 亲戚 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)
戚 qī · ashamed
What 戚 is made of
- 戊wù — 5th heavenly stem
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 戈gē — spear
- 尗shū — younger brother
- 上shàng — above
- ⺊ — structural part
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
- 上shàng — above
Example sentences
过年的时候我们去看亲戚。Guònián de shíhou wǒmen qù kàn qīnqi.We visit relatives at New Year.
你在北京有亲戚吗？Nǐ zài Běijīng yǒu qīnqi ma?Do you have relatives in Beijing?
Questions about 亲戚
What does 亲戚 mean?
亲戚 (qīnqi) means “relative”.
How do you pronounce 亲戚?
亲戚 is pronounced qīnqi.
Which HSK level is 亲戚?
亲戚 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 父亲fùqīnfather
- 母亲mǔqīnmother
- 亲切qīnqièkind
- 亲人qīnrénfamily members
- 亲自qīnzìpersonally
- 亲爱qīnàidear
- 亲密qīnmìclose
- 亲热qīnrèaffectionate
- 亲qīnone's own (blood relation)
Learn 亲戚 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 4 · Group 35: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.