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The character "姻" is structured as a phono-semantic compound, combining the semantic radical "女" meaning woman with the component "因" which functions phonetically and semantically to imply cause or foundation, etymologically suggesting marriage as a relationship established through women. Historically, the term referred specifically to the social and familial bonds created by marital alliances, emphasizing the connections between households. Over time, its meaning evolved to denote the marital relationship itself, commonly seen in compounds like "婚姻" to express the concept of marriage, marking a shift from external family ties to the union between partners.
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他们的婚姻很幸福。
婚姻需要经营。
她相信姻缘天注定。
这两个家族打算联姻。
姻亲关系有时很复杂。
他们的婚姻遇到了挑战。
在古代，联姻常用于政治目的。
这段姻缘是经过多年努力才实现的。