Chinese symbol for “firsthand”
亲身
qīn shēn
Traditional: 親身
personally; oneself; (of experience) firsthand
The closest CC-CEDICT match for firsthand is 亲身 (qīn shēn), defined as: personally; oneself; (of experience) firsthand.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “firsthand”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 临场 (臨場) | lín chǎng | to be at the scene (sitting for an exam, performing, competing, giving directions etc); firsthand (experience) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 亲身.
| 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 |
| 身体 (身體) | shēn tǐ | the body; one's health |
| 身上 | shēn shang | on the body; at hand |
See also: Japanese symbol for “firsthand”.
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.