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Chinese symbol for “folks”

乡亲
xiāng qīn
Traditional: 鄉親
person from one's hometown or home region; local people; folks

The closest CC-CEDICT match for folks is 乡亲 (xiāng qīn), defined as: person from one's hometown or home region; local people; folks.

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

乡 xiāng
country, village; rural
radical 52 ⼳ · 3 strokes
亲 qīn
relatives, parents; intimate; the hazelnut tree
radical 8 ⼇ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 乡亲.

WordPinyinMeaning
乡村 (鄉村)xiāng cūnrustic; village
家乡 (家鄉)jiā xiānghometown; native place
城乡 (城鄉)chéng xiāngcity and countryside
乡镇 (鄉鎮)xiāng zhèntownships and towns (collective term for the two principal township-level administrative divisions); small towns (general sense)
故乡 (故鄉)gù xiānghome; homeland
乡下 (鄉下)xiāng xiacountryside; rural area
母亲 (母親)mǔ qīnmother
父亲 (父親)fù qīnfather; also pr. [fu4 qin5]

See also: Japanese symbol for “folks”.

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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