You Collection, Upper Volume Radical: See (jiàn) Kangxi Strokes: 16 Page 1136, Entry 01 Ancient form: qin Pronounced qin (level tone) Pronounced qin (level tone) Love. Preface to the Classic of Filial Piety (Xiaojing): Praises of loved ones are manifested daily. Commentary: A heart of loving kindness is called qin. Xunzi, Non-Rigidity Chapter: Interactions are affectionate but not sycophantic. Commentary: qin refers to benevolence and grace. Discourses of the States (Zhouyu): To be loving and kind in protecting the people is qin. Also, near. Book of Changes (Yijing), Qian Hexagram: That which is rooted in heaven is close to the upper; that which is rooted in the earth is close to the lower. Also, personally. Book of Odes (Shijing), Lesser Odes: Do not perform it yourself, do not handle it personally. Commentary: It means not doing it personally and being close to it. Book of Rites (Liji), Hereditary Prince of King Wen: The hereditary prince personally observes abstinence and provides care. Commentary: qin here means self. Also, to line or support. Explanation of Names (Shiming): It means to line or cover, suggesting one covers or conceals for another. Also, kinship by marriage. Book of Rites (Liji), The Great Treatise: Those who are kin are those related by lineage. Commentary: It means those who have kinship are all assigned mourning garments according to their degree of relation. Zuo Tradition (Zuozhuan), 14th Year of Duke Zhao: Conferring titles and gathering kinsmen. Commentary: qin refers to the nine degrees of kin. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Earth Office, Great Administrator: Teach kin through the rites of yin, so the people will not hold grievances. Commentary: This refers to the rites between men and women; if marriages occur at the appropriate time, then men are not unmarried and women have no cause for grievance. Also, the six kin: father, mother, brothers, wife, and children. Guanzi, Herding the People Chapter: When the ruler follows the proper standards, the six kin remain stable. History of the Former Han (Qian Hanshu), Treatise on Rites and Music Commentary: Ru Chun stated: Father and son, elder and younger brothers, father's brothers, grandfather's brothers, great-grandfather's brothers, and clan brothers constitute the six kin. Also, a surname. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of Lord Mengchang: The King of Qi banished Zhou Zui and listened to Qin Fu. Commentary: Qin Fu is a person's name. Strategies of the Warring States (Zhanguoce): Written as Zhu Fu. Also, commonly written as xin (new). Great Learning (Daxue): In renewing the people. Cheng Commentary: qin should be written as xin. Pronounced qin (departing tone) Pronounced qin (departing tone) Pronounced qin (departing tone) Zuo Tradition (Zuozhuan), 2nd Year of Duke Huan: Commoners, artisans, and merchants each have their distinct degrees of intimacy. Commentary: Using intimacy and distance as the basis for differentiation. Explication of Texts: Has both level and departing tone pronunciations. Also, the family of a spouse. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Relatives by marriage refer to each other as qin. Also, rhyme with qian (level tone). Yang Fang, Poem on Harmonious Joy: The magnet draws the long needle, the burning mirror brings down fire and smoke, the five notes of the musical scale harmonize, hearts that are the same naturally draw close to each other. Compendium of Characters (Zihui): The ancient form was derived from another character. The modern form is simplified to qin. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Sometimes written as qin or chen. Note: The Supplement to the Compendium of Characters also writes it differently, which is incorrect. Textual Research: Book of Odes (Shijing), Lesser Odes: The original text has been corrected to read "do not perform it yourself, do not handle it personally."