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Chinese symbol for “amiable”

亲切
qīn qiè
Traditional: 親切
amiable; cordial; close and dear; familiar

The closest CC-CEDICT match for amiable is 亲切 (qīn qiè), defined as: amiable; cordial; close and dear; familiar.

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
切 qiè
to cut, to mince, to slice, to carve; close to; eager
radical 18 ⼑ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “amiable”

WordPinyinMeaning
随和 (隨和)suí héamiable; easygoing
平易píng yìamiable (manner); unassuming
易yìeasy; amiable
和蔼 (和藹)hé ǎikindly; nice
可亲 (可親)kě qīnkindly; nice

Related words

Other words that share a character with 亲切.

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
一切yī qièeverything; every
密切mì qièclose; intimate; to strengthen (ties, cooperation etc)

See also: Japanese symbol for “amiable”.

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.