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婚 hūn to get married

to get married; marriage

How to remember 婚: 女 woman + 昏 dusk = to get married. The woman in the white dress kicks off her shoes on the beach at dusk, finally ready to get married.

  • 942. most frequent character
  • HSK 3
  • 11 strokes
  • Radical 女

Component breakdown

婚 = 女 woman + 昏 dusk

  • 女 woman
  • 昏 dusk
The Gushi story

The woman in the white dress kicks off her shoes on the beach at dusk, finally ready to get married.

How it is used

  • Bound morpheme for marriage - 结婚 (jiéhūn) to get married, 离婚 (líhūn) to divorce.
  • 结婚 is intransitive: say 跟/和某人结婚 (gēn/hé mǒurén jiéhūn), never 结婚某人.
  • Steps of the process: 求婚 (qiúhūn) to propose, 订婚 (dìnghūn) to get engaged, then 结婚.
  • 婚姻 (hūnyīn) is marriage as an institution/relationship; 婚礼 (hūnlǐ) is the wedding ceremony itself.

Words with 婚

Example sentences

  • 她已经结婚了。 Tā yǐjing jiéhūn le.She's already married.
  • 她很羡慕好朋友的幸福婚姻。 Tā hěn xiànmù hǎo péngyou de xìngfú hūnyīn.She admires/envies her good friend's happy marriage.