娶
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qǔ · to marry, to take a wife

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HSK 2.0 · Level 5HSK 3.0 · Level 6Frequency #3752
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11Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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女Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 娶

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qǔWords pronounced qǔ
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Example sentences

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Nǐ rènwéi tā hái xiǎng qǔ wǒ ma?你认为他还想娶我吗?

Do you think he still wants to marry me?

Source: Tatoeba #1936612 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā qǔ le yí gè kōng jiě.他娶了一个空姐。

He married an air hostess.

Source: Tatoeba #334878 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ qǔ le yí gè bǐ tā dà de nǚ hái.汤姆娶了一个比他大的女孩。

Tom married an older girl.

Source: Tatoeba #794150 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā xiǎng yào qǔ wǒ nǚ ér.他想要娶我女兒。

He wants to marry my daughter.

Source: Tatoeba #13268426 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā bú huì shǎ dào qù qǔ tā.他不會傻到去娶她。

He knows better than to marry her.

Source: Tatoeba #801987 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā qǔ le yí wèi kōng jiě.他娶了一位空姐。

He married a stewardess.

Source: Tatoeba #771397 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 娶 in context

  1. Say qǔ, then recall the core meaning: to marry, to take a wife.
  2. Write all 11 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 娶亲 (qǔ qīn), meaning “to take a wife”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 娶 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.