婚
hūn
#940 most
frequent character
to marry, marriage, wedding
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
婚 combines 女 woman with 昏 hūn dusk, which also gives the sound. It first meant to get married. Old weddings were held at dusk, which explains the dusk part. The meaning grew to wedding and marriage.
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