Browse "DailyRoutines" Characters

Every character has an origin. Discover the pictographs, myths, and history behind each Chinese character — with pinyin, stroke order, HSK level, and audio pronunciation.

嫁娶

jià qǔ

‘嫁娶’ (jià qǔ) is a formal, literary noun mea

嫁人

jià rén

'Jià rén' literally combines 嫁 (jià), meaning

再嫁

zài jià

‘再嫁’ literally means ‘again marry’ and speci

嫁妆

jià zhuāng

'Jià zhuāng' literally combines 嫁 (jià), meani

出嫁

chū jià

‘Chū jià’ literally means ‘to go out and marr

媒合

méi hé

媒合 (méi hé) is a verb meaning 'to mediate' or

媒妁

méi shuò

媒妁 (méi shuò) is a classical Chinese compound

红娘

hóng niáng

Red Lady (Hóng Niáng) is a literary and somewhat

媒体

méi tǐ

媒体 (méi tǐ) is a compound noun meaning 'media'

媒人

méi rén

媒人 (méi rén) literally combines 媒 (méi), mea

妇人

fù rén

‘妇人’ literally combines 妇 (fù), meaning ‘ma

主妇

zhǔ fù

‘主妇’ literally combines ‘主’ (zhǔ), meaning

媳妇

xí fu

‘媳妇’ (xí fu) literally combines 媳 (xí), mea

夫妇

fū fù

‘夫妇’ (fū fù) is a formal, respectful noun me

媒婆

méipó

媒婆 (méipó) literally combines 媒 (méi), meani

老太婆

lǎotàipó

‘Lǎotàipó’ literally combines three character

婆媳

póxí

婆媳 (póxí) is a compound noun referring specifi

阿婆

āpó

Āpó is an affectionate, informal term for 'grann

婆婆

pópo

‘婆婆’ (pópo) is a kinship term with two distin

娶进门

qǔ jìn mén

'Qǔ jìn mén' literally means 'to take (a wife)

再娶

zài qǔ

‘再娶’ literally means ‘again marry’ and speci

迎娶

yíng qǔ

迎娶 (yíng qǔ) is a formal, literary verb meanin

娶妻

qǔ qī

‘Qǔ qī’ literally means ‘to take (a) wife’ a

娶媳妇

qǔ xífu

'Qǔ xífu' literally combines 'qǔ' (to take/marr

娶亲

qǔ qīn

‘娶亲’ literally means ‘to fetch the bride’ an

娱宾

yú bīn

'娱宾' is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to ente

自娱

zì yú

‘Zì yú’ literally means ‘self-amusement’ —

娱乐

yú lè

娱乐 (yú lè) is a compound noun meaning 'enterta

岳母

yuè mǔ

‘岳母’ (yuè mǔ) is a formal, respectful term f

婆娘

pó niáng

婆娘 (pó niáng) is a colloquial, regionally mark

干娘

gān niáng

‘干娘’ (gān niáng) literally combines ‘干’ (

姻娅

yīn yà

‘姻娅’ (yīn yà) is a formal, literary term ref

姻亲

yīn qīn

'Yīn qīn' literally combines 姻 (yīn), meaning

表姥姥

biǎo lǎo lǎo

‘表姥姥’ is a kinship term referring specificall

舅姥姥

jiù lǎo lǎo

‘Jiù lǎo lǎo’ refers specifically to the wife

外姥姥

wài lǎo lǎo

‘外姥姥’ is a dialectal, affectionate, and empha

姥姥

lǎo lǎo

姥姥 (lǎo lǎo) is a warm, colloquial term used i

委托

wěi tuō

委托 (wěi tuō) is a verb meaning 'to entrust' or

姑且

gū qiě

姑且 is an adverb meaning 'for the time being' or

表姑

biǎo gū

‘表姑’ (biǎo gū) is a kinship term referring s