yīn

variant of 姻[yin1]

woman (女) + cause/tie (因) = marriage bond

因 carries the idea of cause, reason, and connection — marriage is the tie that binds two lives together through a woman's role in the union. The two components together evoke a fated, causal bond.

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CauseSemantic
WomanSemantic

他们两家通过这段婚结成了亲戚。

tā men liǎng jiā tōng guò zhè duàn hūnyīn jié chéng le qīn qi。

the two families became relatives through this marriage.

她的缘来得很晚,但感情很深。

tā de yīnyuán lái de hěn wǎn,dàn gǎn qíng hěn shēn。

her marriage fate came very late, but the feelings ran deep.

Words with 姻

露水姻缘

lù shuǐ yīn yuán

casual romance

事实婚姻

shì shí hūn yīn

de facto marriage; common-law marriage

前世姻缘

qián shì yīn yuán

a marriage predestined in a former life (idiom)

包办婚姻

bāo bàn hūn yīn

forced marriage

姻缘

yīn yuán

a marriage predestined by fate

姻亲

yīn qīn

relation by marriage; in-laws

婚姻

hūn yīn

marriage; matrimony

婚姻介绍所

hūn yīn jiè shào suǒ

marriage agency

婚姻法

hūn yīn fǎ

marriage law

婚姻调解

hūn yīn tiáo jiě

marriage counseling

联姻

lián yīn

related by marriage

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