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Chinese symbol for “intimate”

亲密
qīn mì
Traditional: 親密
intimate; close

The closest CC-CEDICT match for intimate is 亲密 (qīn mì), defined as: intimate; close.

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
密 mì
secret, confidential; intimate, close; dense, thick
radical 40 ⼧ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “intimate”

WordPinyinMeaning
贴心 (貼心)tiē xīnintimate; close
密切mì qièclose; intimate; to strengthen (ties, cooperation etc)
热络 (熱絡)rè luòintimate; friendly
亲昵 (親暱)qīn nìintimate
亲近 (親近)qīn jìn(of people or relationships) close; intimate; to draw close to; to engage with; to become familiar with (nature, places, ideas, art etc)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 亲密.

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
秘密mì mìsecret; private; confidential; clandestine; a secret
密码 (密碼)mì mǎcipher; secret code; password; PIN

See also: Japanese symbol for “intimate”.

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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