Chinese symbol for “affection”
亲情
qīn qíng
Traditional: 親情
affection; family love; love, esp. within a married couple or between parents and children
The closest CC-CEDICT match for affection is 亲情 (qīn qíng), defined as: affection; family love; love, esp. within a married couple or between parents and children.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “affection”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 情爱 (情愛) | qíng ài | affection; friendly feelings towards sb |
| 爱 (愛) | ài | to love; to be fond of; to like; affection |
| 情义 (情義) | qíng yì | affection; comradeship |
| 感情 | gǎn qíng | emotion; sentiment; affection; feelings between two persons |
| 情意 | qíng yì | friendly regard; affection |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 亲情.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 母亲 (母親) | mǔ qīn | mother |
| 父亲 (父親) | fù qīn | father; also pr. [fu4 qin5] |
| 亲自 (親自) | qīn zì | personally; in person |
| 亲爱 (親愛) | qīn ài | dear; beloved |
| 亲戚 (親戚) | qīn qi | a relative (i.e. family relation); 门 (mén),个 (gè),位 (wèi) |
| 亲人 (親人) | qīn rén | one's close relatives |
| 情况 (情況) | qíng kuàng | circumstances; state of affairs; situation; 种 (zhǒng) |
| 事情 | shì qing | affair; matter; thing; business; measure word: 件 (jiàn), 桩 (zhuāng) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “affection”.
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