亲
Meaning
- parent
- one's own (flesh and blood)
- relative
Example sentence
他想亲她。
He wants to kiss her.
The character 亲
亲 is one's own blood: 父亲 father, 母亲 mother, 亲人 close family, 亲自 in person. From that closeness comes warmth — 亲切 kindly, 亲爱的 dear — and in speech 亲 alone is a kiss.