亲自

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• 亲qīn9 strokesHSK 3 traditional 親relatives, parents; intimate the hazel nut or filbert tree a thorny tree
• 自zì6 strokesHSK 2self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132

Each character links to its stroke order page with a tracing and a writing exercise.

Example sentences

• 他亲自来了。

  Tā qīn zì lái le

  He came in person.

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Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 亲自. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 自己zì jǐHSK 2

  oneself; one's own

• 自zìHSK 4

  self; oneself; from; since; naturally; surely

• 来自lái zìHSK 2

  to come from (a place); From: (in email header)

• 父亲fù qīnHSK 3

  father; also pr. [fù qin]

• 自然zì ránHSK 3

  nature; natural; naturally

• 母亲mǔ qīnHSK 3

  mother; also pr. [mǔ qin]

• 亲qīnHSK 3

  parent; one's own (flesh and blood); relative; related; marriage; bride; close; intimate; in person; first-hand; in favor of; pro-; to kiss; (Internet slang) dear

• 自由zì yóuHSK 2

  freedom; liberty; free; unrestricted

• 亲爱qīn àiHSK 4

  dear; beloved; darling

• 自我zì wǒHSK 6

  self-; ego (psychology)

• 自从zì cóngHSK 3

  since (a time); ever since

• 自动zì dòngHSK 3

  automatic; voluntarily

• 自信zì xìnHSK 4

  to have confidence in oneself; self-confidence

• 自杀zì shāHSK 5

  to kill oneself; to commit suicide; to attempt suicide

• 各自gè zìHSK 3

  each; respective; apiece

• 自行车zì xíng chēHSK 2

  bicycle; bike

• 自身zì shēnHSK 3

  itself; oneself; one's own

• 独自dú zìHSK 4

  alone

• 亲密qīn mìHSK 4

  intimate; close

• 自豪zì háoHSK 5

  proud (of one's achievements etc)

• 亲人qīn rénHSK 3

  one's close relatives

• 自愿zì yuànHSK 5

  voluntary

• 亲戚qīn qiHSK 7

  a relative (i.e. family relation)

• 自私zì sīHSK 7

  selfish; selfishness