婚 (hūn)

to marry; marriage; wedding; to take a wife

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 昏 represents the sound.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》:“婚,婦家也。禮,娶婦以昏時。婦人陰也,故曰婚。从女,从昏,昏亦聲。,籀文婚。”

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