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■ radical

qīn

relatives

How it’s built

Simplified form of 親. Phonosemantic compound. 見 represents the meaning and 辛 represents the sound. The 木 (wood) component was added later for unknown reasons, possibly to match the character 新. The traditional component 見 was removed for simplification.

辛
sound

hard; laborious; suffering

木
component

wood; tree — The purpose of this component is unclear.

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