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title: "Qinren Meaning: 亲人 (qīnrén) Means “family member”"
description: "亲人 (traditional 親人, qīnrén) means “family member; relative”. Hear its tones, see what 亲 and 人 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qinren"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 亲人 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

亲人 qīnrén

## family member; relative

## It can also mean

- dear one; someone close

## Its characters

1. 亲 qīn parent
2. 人 rén person

## In a sentence

春节时大家都回家看望亲人。 During Spring Festival everyone goes home to visit their family.

他住在大城市里，身边却没有一个**亲人**。

From [重阳节是什么节？ · What is the Double Ninth Festival?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-is-the-double-ninth-festival#library-word-52-54)

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## More words with 亲 or 人

- [爱人 àiren](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/airen)
- [本人 běnrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/benren)
- [别人 biéren](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bieren)
- [病人 bìngrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bingren)
- [成人 chéngrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengren)
- [创始人 chuàngshǐrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuangshiren)
- [打工人 dǎgōngrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dagongren)
- [代理人 dàilǐrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dailiren)
- [当事人 dāngshìrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangshiren)
- [大人 dàrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daren)

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