婚 meaning and stroke order
To get married; marriage, wedding
How to write 婚, stroke by stroke
11 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 婚
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- (bound form) marriage; wedding
- (bound form) to marry
How 婚 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Woman.
女 gives the meaning and 昏 hints at the sound.
Radical: 女 (woman), shared by 156 characters on this site.
How to remember 婚
婚 is built from 女 (nǚ, woman), which points to the meaning, and 昏 (hūn, dusk), which gives the sound. Picture a woman and the evening sky together, and you have 婚 (hūn), marriage.
婚 is a bound form, so it almost always appears inside words like 结婚 (jiéhūn), 离婚 (líhūn) and 婚礼 (hūnlǐ) rather than standing alone. Example: 他们明年结婚。(Tāmen míngnián jiéhūn.) They are getting married next year.
Common mistake: Learners often drop the 女 side and write 昏 (hūn, dusk or dizzy), which sounds identical but means something else. Another trap is treating 结婚 as taking a direct object. Say 跟她结婚 (gēn tā jiéhūn), not 结婚她.
Common words with 婚
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 结婚 | jiéhūn | to marry; to get married | HSK 3 |
| 离婚 | líhūn | to divorce | HSK 3 |
| 婚礼 | hūnlǐ | wedding ceremony; wedding | HSK 4 |
| 婚姻 | hūnyīn | marriage; matrimony | HSK 7-9 |
| 求婚 | qiúhūn | to propose marriage | HSK 7-9 |
| 订婚 | dìnghūn | to get engaged | HSK 7-9 |
| 婚纱 | hūnshā | wedding dress | HSK 7-9 |
| 未婚夫 | wèihūnfū | fiancé | |
| 未婚妻 | wèihūnqī | fiancée | |
| 已婚 | yǐhūn | married | |
| 婚前 | hūnqián | premarital; prenuptial | |
| 婚事 | hūnshì | wedding; marriage | |
| 新婚 | xīnhūn | newly married | |
| 未婚 | wèihūn | unmarried |
婚 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 婚
How many strokes are in 婚?
婚 is written with 11 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 婚 mean?
婚 (hūn) means to get married; marriage, wedding. A common word with it is 结婚 (jiéhūn), meaning "to marry; to get married".
How do you pronounce 婚?
婚 is pronounced hūn, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 婚?
The radical of 婚 is 女, which carries the idea of "woman". Dictionaries list 婚 under this radical.
Is 婚 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 婚 is part of the HSK 3 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard, and you are expected to write it by hand from HSK 3.
How do you say 'I am married' in Chinese?
Say 我结婚了 (wǒ jiéhūn le) or 我已婚 (wǒ yǐhūn). The 了 shows that the change to being married has already happened.
What is the difference between 婚礼 and 婚姻?
婚礼 (hūnlǐ) is the wedding ceremony, the event itself. 婚姻 (hūnyīn) is marriage as a relationship or institution, as in 幸福的婚姻 (xìngfú de hūnyīn), a happy marriage.