婚

hūn

to marry

marriage; wedding; to take a wife

woman (女) + dusk (昏) = marriage ceremony

女 anchors the meaning in marriage as a female-centered ceremony. 昏 mainly gives the sound hūn; historically it also meant dusk, when weddings were traditionally held.

女+昏→婚
女WomanSemantic
昏DuskPhonetic

他们打算明年结婚。

tā men dǎ suàn míng nián jié hūn。

They plan to get married next year.

她的婚礼办得很简单,但很温暖。

tā de hūn lǐ bàn de hěn jiǎn dān,dàn hěn wēn nuǎn。

Her wedding was held simply, but it was very warm.

Words with 婚

婚变

hūn biàn

marriage upheaval (infidelity, divorce etc)

订婚

dìng hūn

to get engaged

新婚夫妇

xīn hūn fū fù

newly married couple

闪婚

shǎn hūn

to get married soon after meeting (abbr. for 閃電結婚|闪电结婚[shan3 dian4 jie2 hun1]) (neologism c. 2005)

未婚妻

wèi hūn qī

fiancée

婚期

hūn qī

wedding day

通婚

tōng hūn

to intermarry

适婚

shì hūn

of marriageable age

适婚期

shì hūn qī

age range suitable for getting married

重婚

chóng hūn

bigamy

重婚罪

chóng hūn zuì

bigamy

阴婚

yīn hūn

ghost marriage (in which one or both parties are dead)

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