Keyword
to take a wife
- to marry
- Frequency
- #2214
- Strokes
- 11
Readings
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Mnemonic
To take 取 a wife 女; 取 also provides the pronunciation
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
娶
to take a wife; to marry (a woman)
迎娶
(of a groom) to fetch one's bride from her parents' home to escort her to the wedding ceremony; (fig.) to take as one's wife; to marry (a woman)
娶妻
to take a wife; to get married (man)
嫁娶
marriage
娶亲
to take a wife
娶媳妇
to get oneself a wife; to take a daughter-in-law
续娶
to remarry
明媒正娶
to be officially wed