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.

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他们打算明年结

tā men dǎ suàn míng nián jié hūn。

They plan to get married next year.

她的礼办得很简单,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

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)

银婚

yín hūn

silver wedding (25th wedding anniversary)

锡婚

xī hūn

tin anniversary; aluminum anniversary (10th wedding anniversary)

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)

闪电结婚

shǎn diàn jié hūn

to get married soon after meeting

隐婚

yǐn hūn

to be married but keep it secret from family, colleagues or the general public

杂婚

zá hūn

mixed marriage

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