婚 hūn to get married
to get married; marriage
怎么记住“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.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
婚 = 女 woman + 昏 dusk
- 女 woman meaning
- 昏 dusk meaning + sound
The woman in the white dress kicks off her shoes on the beach at dusk, finally ready to get married.
How it came to be
The woman gives the meaning and dusk gives the sound.
用法
- 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.
含“婚”的词语
例句
- 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.