Definitions

1. 1. to remember one's parents
2. 2. to feel homesick for one's relatives

Components

• 思 sī – to think
• 亲 qīn – parent

Related Words

• 每逢佳节倍思亲 měi féng jiā jié bèi sī qīn – doubly homesick for our dear ones at each festive day (from a poem by Wang Wei 王維|王维[Wang2 Wei2])
• 独在异乡为异客，每逢佳节倍思亲 dú zài yì xiāng wéi yì kè , měi féng jiā jié bèi sī qīn – “all alone in a foreign land, I am twice as homesick on this festive day”