懂中文 Dong Chinese

姻

yīn

marriage connection

Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 因 represents the sound.

Components
女 meaning component

女  Meaning component

nǚ, rǔ

  

woman

因 sound component

因  Sound component

yīn

  

cause

Evolution

姻 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
姻 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
姻 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
姻 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

姻  

yīn

relatives by marriage; marriage connections

姻 (婣) 

yīn

variant of 姻[yīn]

Most common words with 姻
Freq.
Word
Meaning

婚姻

matrimony

婚姻法

marriage law

联姻

related by marriage

姻缘

a marriage predestined by fate

姻

marriage connections