Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

to marry; marriage; wedding; to take a wife

Chinese: 婚礼。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “hun” becomes a different word in each tone. 婚 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 结婚jié hūnto marry; to get married
  • 离婚lí hūnto divorce
  • 婚礼hūn lǐwedding ceremony; wedding
  • 婚姻hūn yīnmarriage; matrimony
  • 求婚qiú hūnto propose marriage

Example Sentence

我哥哥下个月要结婚了。Wǒ gē ge xià ge yuè yào jié hūn le.My older brother is getting married next month.

I哥哥gē geolder brother下个月xià ge yuènext monthyàoto want结婚jié hūnto marryle(completed action)