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亲情 (qīn qíng) — family affection, family love (the emotional bond between family members)

Definition

亲情 is the emotional bond between family members. Unlike 爱情 (romantic love) or 爱 (love in general), it's specific to kinship; broader than 亲人, which names the people themselves.

noun
family affectionfamily love (the emotional bond between family members)

Examples

  • ，亲情。
    Wú lùn zǒu dào nǎ lǐ, qīn qíng dōu shì zuì zhēn guì de gǎn qíng.
    No matter where you go, family affection is the most precious emotion.
  • ，亲情。
    Chūn jié huí jiā, wǒ shēn shēn gǎn shòu dào le qīn qíng de wēn nuǎn.
    Going home for Spring Festival, I deeply felt the warmth of family love.
  • 亲情。
    Tā xiě de nà fēng xìn chōng mǎn le duì fù mǔ de qīn qíng.
    The letter she wrote was full of affection for her parents.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

亲qīnkin
情qíngfeeling

亲 (kin) and 情 (feeling) together mean the affection shared among family members.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 親; 亲 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
見見jiànsee
Sound part声符shēngfú
辛
辛xīn親qīn
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 親 uses 見 (see) for sense and 辛 (a chisel) for sound; the simplified 亲 is a shorthand and its parts are not the historical components.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
心心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
青
青qīng情qíng
Same sound today

情 shows 心 (heart) beside 青, which gives the sound. The heart part points to feelings and inner states.

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Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 5Emotions & FeelingsFamily & Kinship

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