婚 (hūn) is a Chinese character meaning “to marry”. It is written from 女 (woman; female) and 昏 (dusk; dim), side by side, and takes 11 strokes.
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Structure
女 + 昏
Left–right structure
Structure from: makemeahanzi dictionary.txt (⿰女昏; semantic 女, phonetic 昏) + cjkvi-ids (⿰女昏), checked against hanzi-writer-data strokes 0–2 / 3–10
Memory aid
A woman (女) arriving as the sky turns to dusk (昏) — picture a bride on her wedding evening. Both parts are really in this character; this story is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
11 strokes
In real words
- 结婚jié hūnto get married婚 = hūn
- 婚姻hūn yīnmarriage婚 = hūn
Go deeper
All readings
marriage; wedding
to marry; marriage; wedding
结为夫妻；婚姻，婚事。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 结婚jié hūnto get married婚 = hūn
- 婚姻hūn yīnmarriage婚 = hūn
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 婚 mean?
婚 (hūn) means to marry; marriage; wedding.
How do you pronounce 婚?
It is pronounced hūn.
What parts is 婚 made of?
女 (woman; female) and 昏 (dusk; dim), side by side. The recorded source is: makemeahanzi dictionary.txt (⿰女昏; semantic 女, phonetic 昏) + cjkvi-ids (⿰女昏), checked against hanzi-writer-data strokes 0–2 / 3–10. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 婚 have?
11. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 婚?
女. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 婚?
Common ones are 结婚 and 婚姻. The reading of 婚 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.