娶
to take a wife; to marry (a woman)
11 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,447 U+5A36
How 娶 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
To take 取 a wife 女; 取 also provides the pronunciation
How to remember it
take a wife · Heisig RSH #1975
取 take + 女 woman
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 娶
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 明媒正娶 | míng méi zhèng qǔ | to be officially wed |
| 娶亲 | qǔ qīn | to take a wife |
| 聘娶婚 | pìn qǔ hūn | formal betrothal (in which the boy's family sends presents to the girl's family) |
| 娶媳妇 | qǔ xí fù | to get oneself a wife; to take a daughter-in-law |
| 续娶 | xù qǔ | to remarry |
| 迎娶 | yíng qǔ | (of a groom) to fetch one's bride from her parents' home to escort her to the wedding cere… |
| 娶妻 | qǔ qī | to take a wife; to get married (man) |
| 嫁娶 | jià qǔ | marriage |