Radical 立

9 strokes

親

stand 立 (177) + tree 木 (10a) = kin 亲

“Kin” here means blood relatives.

母亲 (127) mǔqīn mother

[亲自 (94) qīnzì in person]

Imagine you are standing in a tree— not an ordinary tree but your family tree, and your kin are all around you. / Some of your kin will be high enough to touch the giant’s chin.