婚姻观 (hūn yīn guān) — view on marriage; concept of marriage

Definition

noun
view on marriageconcept of marriage

Examples

  • 婚姻观。
    Tā de hūn yīn guān hěn chuán tǒng.
    His view on marriage is very traditional.
  • 婚姻观。
    Xiàn dài rén de hūn yīn guān yuè lái yuè duō yàng huà le.
    Modern people's views on marriage are becoming more diverse.
  • 婚姻观婚姻观。
    Fù mǔ de hūn yīn guān hé hái zi de hūn yīn guān kě néng bù yí yàng.
    Parents' views on marriage and children's views may be different.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

婚姻marriage
婚hūnmarriage姻yīnmarriage/in-law relationship
联合Side by side
观guānview

婚姻 names marriage, and 观 marks a viewpoint; together it means one's view on marriage.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
女女nǚ
Sound part声符shēngfú
昏
昏hūn婚hūn
Same sound today

婚 uses 女 (woman) for the meaning and 昏 for the sound hūn.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
女女nǚwoman
Sound part声符shēngfú
因
因yīn姻yīn
Same sound today

姻 combines 女, meaning woman, with 因, which gives the sound; the reference links the whole shape to a marriage involving a woman.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 觀; 观 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
見見jiànsee
Sound part声符shēngfú
雚
雚guàn觀guān
Same sound today

The traditional form 觀 uses 見 (see) for meaning and 雚 for sound.

Open 观 →

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