| 直系亲属 |
zhí xì qīn shǔ |
next of kin / immediate dependant |
| 直 |
Zhí |
surname Zhi / Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神农 Farmer God |
| 直 |
zhí |
straight / to straighten / fair and reasonable / frank / straightforward / (indicates continuing motion or action) / vertical / vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters |
| 直系 |
zhí xì |
directly related |
| 系 |
xì |
to connect / to relate to / to tie up / to bind / to be (literary) |
| 系 |
xì |
system / department / faculty |
| 系 |
jì |
to tie / to fasten / to button up |
| 系 |
xì |
to connect / to arrest / to worry |
| 亲 |
qīn |
parent / one's own (flesh and blood) / relative / related / marriage / bride / close / intimate / in person / first-hand / in favor of / pro- / to kiss / (Internet slang) dear |
| 亲 |
qìng |
parents-in-law of one's offspring |
| 亲属 |
qīn shǔ |
kin / kindred / relatives |
| 属 |
shǔ |
category / genus (taxonomy) / family members / dependents / to belong to / subordinate to / affiliated with / be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals) / to be / to prove to be / to constitute |
| 属 |
zhǔ |
to join together / to fix one's attention on / to concentrate on |