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Glyph origin
Bronze script:.

Seal script:.

Definitions

 * 1)  paternal relatives
 * 2) intimate; bosom; closely acquainted; beloved; dear
 * 3) parent(s); father and/or mother
 * 4) relatives; blood or marriage relation
 * 5) related by blood; blood (brothers, sisters)
 * 6) marriage; matrimony
 * 7) to be close to; to become intimate with
 * 8) to fraternise with; to support or endorse; pro-
 * 9) to approach; to go near; to get in touch with
 * 10) to kiss; to brush one's lips against
 * 11) personally; in person; with one's own (body part)
 * 12) close person; reliable person; intimate friend
 * 13) accurate; true
 * 14) 34th tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "kinship" (𝌧)
 * 15)  dear sir or madam
 * 1) 34th tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "kinship" (𝌧)
 * 2)  dear sir or madam

Definitions

 * 1) relationship between the families (especially the parents) of a married couple; in-laws

Kanji

 * 1) parent, elder

Compounds

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Etymology 1
From, from. Cognate with or derived from 🇨🇬 verb, from the idea of one's.

First cited in the  of 712.

Noun

 * 1)  a parent
 * 2)  the originator or founder of a school, company, or other organization
 * 3)  the boss or leader
 * 4)  the larger one of several objects of the same kind
 * 5)   the dealer,  the banker
 * 6)  one's ancestors, one's forebears
 * 1)   the dealer,  the banker
 * 2)  one's ancestors, one's forebears
 * 1)  one's ancestors, one's forebears

Idioms

 * : “the child doesn't know the parent's heart” → the child doesn't know the pain they cause their parents
 * : “a parent's bright light is seven bright lights” → a parent's social standing can be a huge influence on a person as they come into adulthood

Prefix

 * 1) pro- supportive of

Etymology
From.