• 2489th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 10 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (qu3)to take a wife • to marry (a woman)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (qu3)The component is pronounced as '' (qu3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for (qu3)The component is pronounced as '' (ru3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Uncommon

娶妻 
娶媳妇 (娶媳婦)
娶亲 (娶親)
嫁娶 
迎娶 

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  • 362nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 140 words
  • Component in 3 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. qīn (qin1)parent • one's own (flesh and blood) • relative • related • marriage • bride • close • intimate • in person • first-hand • in favor of • pro- • to kiss
2. qìng (qing4)parents-in-law of one's offspring

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

母亲 (母親)
父亲 (父親)
相亲 (相親)
亲人 (親人)
亲密 (親密)
亲情 (親情)
亲爱 (親愛)
亲戚 (親戚)

Uncommon

思亲 (思親)
探亲 (探親)
亲切 (親切)
亲友 (親友)
亲口 (親口)
亲吻 (親吻)
亲子 (親子)
亲家 (親家)
亲手 (親手)
亲朋好友 (親朋好友)
亲热 (親熱)
亲生 (親生)
亲眼 (親眼)
亲笔 (親筆)
亲自 (親自)
亲亲 (親親)
亲身 (親身)
亲近 (親近)
说亲 (說親)
走亲访友 (走親訪友)
乡亲 (鄉親)
双亲 (雙親)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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