姻

yīn

relatives by marriage

How to write 姻, stroke by stroke

marriage connections; variant of 姻

Ideographic: A woman 女 related by 因 marriage

Made of 女 + 因

婚姻hūn yīnmarriage; matrimony
联姻lián yīnrelated by marriage; to connect by marriage (families, work units)
姻缘yīn yuána marriage predestined by fate
姻亲yīn qīnrelation by marriage; in-laws
婚姻法hūn yīn fǎmarriage law
事实婚姻shì shí hūn yīnde facto marriage; common-law marriage
包办婚姻bāo bàn hūn yīnforced marriage; arranged marriage (without the consent of the individuals)
婚姻调解hūn yīn tiáo jiěmarriage counseling
露水姻缘lù shuǐ yīn yuáncasual romance; short-lived relationship
前世姻缘qián shì yīn yuána marriage predestined in a former life (idiom)

我的父亲反对我们的婚姻。
wǒ de fù qīn fǎn duì wǒ men de hūn yīn 。
My father objected to our marriage.
能告诉我你的婚姻状况吗？
néng gào sù wǒ nǐ de hūn yīn zhuàng kuàng ma ？
Can you tell me about your marital status?
我太太的所有亲戚都是我的姻亲。
wǒ tài tài de suǒ yǒu qīn qi dōu shì wǒ de yīn qīn 。
All of my wife's relatives are my in-laws.
婚姻是造成离婚的主因。
hūn yīn shì zào chéng lí hūn de zhǔ yīn 。
Marriage is the main cause of divorce.
有些人害怕婚姻。
yǒu xiē rén hài pà hūn yīn 。
Marriage frightens some people.