丈夫
zhàng fu
husband
measure of a man (丈) + grown man (夫) = husband
夫 pictures a tall person (大) with a hairpin (一) marking adult manhood. 丈 was a respectful term for an older man, so together they named the man of the household.
她的丈夫每天早上做早饭。
tā de zhàng fu měi tiān zǎo shang zuò zǎo fàn。
Her husband makes breakfast every morning.
我丈夫昨天出差了，要去三天。
wǒ zhàng fu zuó tiān chū chāi le，yào qù sān tiān。
My husband went on a business trip yesterday and will be away for three days.