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姻

yīn
noun #48,968

Meanings

  1. 1 marriage
  2. 2 marriage connections; relations by marriage

Examples

HSK 5
他们的婚姻已经持续了三十年。
Tāmen de hūnyīn yǐjīng chíxù le sānshí nián.
Their marriage has lasted thirty years.
HSK 6
人们说他们俩是天定的姻缘。
Rénmen shuō tāmen liǎ shì tiāndìng de yīnyuán.
People say the two of them are a match made by fate.

Tips

usage
姻 is bound. The everyday word is 婚姻 (marriage); 姻缘 is a fated marriage match, and 姻亲 means relatives by marriage.

Components

radical
女 nǚ
woman; female
The woman radical 女 fits 姻, which historically focused on the woman's side of a marriage union.
phonetic
因 yīn
because; to rely on
因 supplies the sound yīn exactly; it serves as the phonetic element and adds no independent meaning here.

Stroke Order

姻 yīn