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姻 - yīn

relatives by marriage

relatives by marriage

How to read 姻

Click 姻 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinyīn
Englishrelatives by marriage
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

姻缘 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 姻亲. Please read 婚姻 one more time.

Common words with this character

a marriage predestined by fate
relation by marriage; in-laws
marriage; matrimony; CL:樁|桩[zhuang1],次[ci4]
related by marriage; to connect by marriage

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 姻 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 姻缘 and 姻亲 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 姻.