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娶 (qǔ): Marry [a woman] — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 娶

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3.

Character Breakdown

Top-Bottom
娶
取qǔ · take
女nǚ · female
娶=
4.

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5.

Example Sentences

tā他
dǎ打
suàn算
míng明
nián年
qǔ娶
yí

Information

Pinyinqǔ
Meaningmarry [a woman]
Strokes11
Radical女
Traditional娶
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#1602
Zhuyinㄑㄩˇ
UnicodeU+5A36
CangjieSEV
取qǔ · take
+女nǚ · female
一
wèi位
shàn善
liáng良
de的
gū姑
niang娘
。

He plans to marry a kind girl next year.

tā他
dǎ打
suàn算
míng明
nián年
qǔ娶
qī妻
chéng成
jiā家
。

He plans to marry and start a family next year.

àn按
zhào照
chuán传
tǒng统
,
nán男
fāng方
yào要
zhǔn准
bèi备
cǎi彩
lǐ礼
qǔ娶
qīn亲
。

According to tradition, the groom's family prepares betrothal gifts for marriage.

xīn新
láng郎
jīn今
tiān天
yào要
yíng迎
qǔ娶
měi美
lì丽
de的
xīn新
niáng娘
。

The groom will marry the beautiful bride today.

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