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(F​) [qīn] kin/family/relatives; ​亲 mother, ​亲 father; 亲​ close/intimate, 亲​ in person, 亲​ kiss [qìng] 亲​ in-laws (​亲)

2 monosyllabic entries in The ABC Chinese-English Comprehensive Dictionary (namespace Ci):

¹qīn* [​] {C} b.f.relatives ►qīnqi 亲戚parents ►mǔqin 母亲marriage ►qīnshì 亲事love very much; be very fond of ►qīn'ài de 亲爱的personal ►qīnzì 亲自v. kisss.v. close; intimate; dear
³qìng [​] {E} char. ►qìngjia 亲家 ►qìngdiē 亲爹

The simple-form character 亲 (9 strokes) is an old character, re-used as an abbrev. of the full-form character ​ (in which it is a component), omitting the right-side full-form component ​ (7 strokes) rather than simplifying it (to ​).
    Note: Formerly 亲 zhēn ‘hazel-nut tree’, the simple form 亲 lost that old meaning (today wr. ​ zhēn ‘hazel’), and was re-used as an abbrev. of the full form ​ qīn ‘kin/family’.
    The Shuōwén Seal form of 亲(​􀻳𣓀𣐽) zhēn ‘hazel-nut tree’ combines ​ (mù) ‘tree’, and ​(​􂤿𨐌) xīn ‘hard/bitter’ (phonosemantic); later wr. ​(​􀼜), with ​(​􁌮) qín (phonetic).
    Note: The simple form 亲 (9 strokes) lost a stroke or two, compared to old forms such as ​𣐽 (10 strokes) and ​𣓀 (11 strokes); this is also true in its compounds ​/​𧡿, and in some old inscr. forms.
    The Shuōwén Seal form of ​(​􁞓𧡿) qīn ‘kin/family’ combines ​(​􁝪) jiàn ‘see’ (the likeness), and 亲(​􀻳𣓀𣐽) zhēn ‘hazel’ (phonosemantic); see the family likeness, like trees from the same hazel grove; formerly also wr. ​/​𠋆/​𢾉.
    Note: SW glosses ​(​􁞓𧡿) qīn ‘kin/family’ with ​(​􂂕𦤴𡉸𡉰) zhì ‘attain/arrive’ (​), explained as attaining one's land/place (homestead), where mother and father gather the family together with tender regard (DYC); cf. ​(​􁎣) shì ‘(inner) room’ (​), ​(​􁜮) wū ‘room/house’ (​ wūshì ‘house/residence’).
    Compare: ​(​􂠚𣂺) xīn ‘gather firewood; new’; ​(​􀊟) xīn ‘firewood; salary’.
    Compare: ​/​(​􁞔𧢚) jìn ‘autumnal appearance at imperial court’.
►references: Wieger:102h; Henshall:149; Karlgren:AD1083,1195; Hànyǔ Dà Zìdiǎn:4.2707.7; Mathews:291; Bǐshùn Guīfàn:128.0.09; Wáng(1993):121; EDOC:0
►components:
►Cantonese: chan\
Shuōwén: ​􀻳(​𣓀)
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