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Chinese symbol for “dear”

亲爱
qīn ài
Traditional: 親愛
dear; beloved; darling

The closest CC-CEDICT match for dear is 亲爱 (qīn ài), defined as: dear; beloved; darling.

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
爱 ài
to love, to like, to be fond of; love, affection
radical 87 ⽖ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “dear”

WordPinyinMeaning
亲 (親)qīnparent; one's own (flesh and blood)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 亲爱.

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
爱情 (愛情)ài qíngromance; love (romantic); measure word: 份 (fèn)
可爱 (可愛)kě àiadorable; cute
爱国 (愛國)ài guóto love one's country; patriotic

See also: Japanese symbol for “dear”.

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.

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