1. 娶
  2. 妻

娶

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

Decomposition

1Once
娶→
取女
2Radical
娶→
耳ear又right hand女woman
3Graphical
娶→
二丨二㇇㇏㇛一丿

Pinyin & Meaning

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

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 娶 qǔ (qu3)The component 取 is pronounced as 'qǔ' (qu3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 娶 qǔ (qu3)The component 女 is pronounced as 'rǔ' (ru3). It has the same pinyin final.
娶的是我这
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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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妻

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Previous (醒)Next (透)
  • 1074th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 24 words
  • Component in 4 characters

Decomposition

1Once
妻→
No glyph available女
2Radical
妻→
十ten⺺brush女woman
3Graphical
妻→
一丨匚一丨㇛一丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. qī (qi1)wife
2. qì (qi4)to marry off (a daughter)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 妻 qī (qi1)The component 十 is pronounced as 'shí' (shi2). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 妻 qì (qi4)The component 十 is pronounced as 'shí' (shi2). It has the same pinyin final.
妻的是我这
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Appears In

妻 also appears in:
凄萋郪鶈

Example Words

Common

夫妻 
妻子 

Uncommon

前妻 

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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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