乡亲 Traditional form: 鄉親 Pinyin (reading): xiāngqīn Definitions: fellow countryman (from the same village) local people villager the folks back home Characters: 乡 - country, village; rural 亲 - relatives, parents; intimate; the hazelnut tree Traditional characters: 鄉 - country, village; rural 親 - relatives, parents; intimate; the hazelnut tree