姻 yīn relatives by marriage
How to remember 姻: 女 woman + 因 because = relatives by marriage. The newly married woman sets forty places at the Christmas table because suddenly she has dozens of relatives by marriage.
Component breakdown
姻 = 女 woman + 因 because
- 女 woman
- 因 because
- 囗 enclosed
- 大 big
The newly married woman sets forty places at the Christmas table because suddenly she has dozens of relatives by marriage.
How it is used
- Bound morpheme for marriage ties - essentially only in 婚姻 (hūnyīn) marriage (as an institution/relationship): 婚姻幸福 (hūnyīn xìngfú) a happy marriage.
- 姻缘 (yīnyuán) = a marriage predestined by fate. Contrast 结婚 (jiéhūn, the act of getting married) - 婚姻 is the marital bond itself.
Words with 姻
Example sentences
- 她很羡慕好朋友的幸福婚姻。 Tā hěn xiànmù hǎo péngyou de xìngfú hūnyīn.She admires/envies her good friend's happy marriage.