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Chinese symbol for “affinity”

亲和性
qīn hé xìng
Traditional: 親和性
compatibility; affinity (biology)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for affinity is 亲和性 (qīn hé xìng), defined as: compatibility; affinity (biology).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

亲 qīn
relatives, parents; intimate; the hazelnut tree
radical 8 ⼇ · 9 strokes
和 hé
harmony, peace; calm, peaceful
radical 30 ⼝ · 8 strokes
性 xìng
sex, nature, character; suffix converting a verb to an adjective
radical 61 ⼼ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “affinity”

WordPinyinMeaning
亲和力 (親和力)qīn hé lì(personal) warmth; approachability

Related words

Other words that share a character with 亲和性.

WordPinyinMeaning
母亲 (母親)mǔ qīnmother
父亲 (父親)fù qīnfather; also pr. [fu4 qin5]
亲自 (親自)qīn zìpersonally; in person
亲爱 (親愛)qīn àidear; beloved
亲戚 (親戚)qīn qia relative (i.e. family relation); 门 (mén),个 (gè),位 (wèi)
亲人 (親人)qīn rénone's close relatives
和平hé píngpeace; peaceful
共和国 (共和國)gòng hé guórepublic
女性nǚ xìngwoman; the female sex

See also: Japanese symbol for “affinity”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.