親切

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See also: 亲切

Chinese[edit]

 
dear; intimate; parent
dear; intimate; parent; relation; closely related; parents-in-law of one's offspring
close to; to cut; to slice
trad. (親切)
simp. (亲切)

Pronunciation[edit]


Note: cing1 ciag4 - Shantou.
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Particularly: “Chaozhou cing1 ciêg4?”

Adjective[edit]

親切

  1. close (to someone); dear (to someone's heart); near and dear
  2. kind; cordial; amiable

Synonyms[edit]

  • (close):
  • (cordial):

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

Sino-Xenic (親切):

Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
しん
Grade: 2
せつ
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
深切 (obsolete)

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Chinese compound 親切亲切 (tshin tshet, literally blood relative + close).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

(しん)(せつ) (shinsetsu-na (adnominal (しん)(せつ) (shinsetsu na), adverbial (しん)(せつ) (shinsetsu ni))

  1. kind, helpful, friendly, obliging

Inflection[edit]

Noun[edit]

(しん)(せつ) (shinsetsu

  1. kindness, helpfulness, friendliness

Antonyms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean[edit]

Hanja in this term

Noun[edit]

親切 (chinjeol) (hangeul 친절)

  1. Hanja form? of 친절 (kindness, gentleness).

Vietnamese[edit]

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Adjective[edit]

親切

  1. chữ Hán form of thân thiết (close, familiar).