娶
Meanings
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- 1.to take a wife
- 2.to marry (a woman)
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Wiktionary
- 1.to marry; to take (a wife)
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *sʰloʔ, *sʰlos, *slo) and ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意): phonetic 取 (OC *sʰloːʔ, *sʰloʔ, “to take”) + semantic 女 (“woman”). Exoactive of 取 (OC *sʰloːʔ, *sʰloʔ, “to take; to obtain; to collect; to fetch”) (Schuessler, 2007). Compare the etymology of 嫁. In Hokkien, the vernacular reading is instead from 𤆬 (chhōa, “to lead; to guide”).
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Stroke order
Components
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Example sentences
他決定娶她。
He decided to marry her.
我想娶瑪莉。
I mean to marry Mary.
他娶了一个空姐。
He married a stewardess.
他娶了一位空姐。
He married a stewardess.
他不會傻到去娶她。
He knows better than to marry her.
他聰明到不會娶她。
He knows better than to marry her.
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Synonyms
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Derived terms
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