娶 Stroke Order — How to Write 娶

Stroke Order

娶 is written in 11 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 女, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

娶 Radical and Character Components

Components:取女

娶 is an ideographic compound. To take 取 a wife 女; 取 also provides the pronunciation.

Radical: 女 + 8 more strokes

娶 Pronunciation and Pinyin

Meanings of 娶 in Chinese

qǔ娶

to marry (a woman); to take a wife

他计划明年春天娶妻

He plans to marry next spring.

Common Words and Phrases with 娶

qǔ娶qī妻

To marry a woman; to take a wife.

他梦想着有一天能娶妻生子，过上平静幸福的生活。

He dreams of one day marrying a woman and having children, living a peaceful and happy life.

qǔ娶qīn亲

To marry a wife; to get married (referring to a man); to fetch the bride.

在传统的婚礼习俗中，新郎会去女方家娶亲，然后一起回到男方家举办婚礼。

In traditional wedding customs, the groom goes to the bride's home to fetch her, and then they return to the groom's home to hold the wedding ceremony.