娶

qǔ
HSK 5
#2,489 most
frequent character
take a wife, to marry (a woman)
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

娶 joins 取 qǔ, pictured as a hand taking an ear, with 女 woman. 取 also supplies the sound. Together they first meant to take a wife. The meaning later became to marry a woman.

Drawn as: hand taking ear

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Example Sentences

他打算娶一个好女孩。
tā dǎsuàn qǔ yígè hǎo nǚhái 。
He plans to marry a good girl.
在中国，很多人选择在二十多岁时娶妻。
zài zhōngguó ， hěnduō rén xuǎnzé zài èr shíduōsuì shí qǔqī 。
In China, many people choose to marry in their twenties.
他昨天刚刚娶了自己的初恋。
tā zuótiān gānggāng qǔle zìjǐ de chūliàn 。
He just married his first love yesterday.

Words with similar meanings

结婚jiéhūn
to get married
A more general term for the act of marriage, typically used to describe the overall event rather than specifically taking a wife.
迎娶yíngqǔ
to marry (a woman)
Often used in a more formal or traditional context, implying a ceremonial aspect of marriage.

Homophones

HSK 4
取qǔ
to take, to get, to choose, to fetch
曲qǔ
tune, song

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