婚礼
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
婚礼 (hūnlǐ) · wedding
婚礼 (hūnlǐ) means “wedding”. It is written with 2 characters: 婚 (to get married) + 礼 (courtesy). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 婚礼 is built
The characters
婚 hūn · to get married
What 婚 is made of
- 女nǚ — woman
- 昏hūn — dusk
- 氏shì — clan
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 女 gives the meaning, 昏 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
礼 lǐ · courtesy
What 礼 is made of
- 礻shì — spirit/altar
- 卜bo — divination
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丶 — dot
- 卜bo — divination
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: 礻 gives the meaning, 乚 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们参加了表哥的婚礼。Wǒmen cānjiā le biǎogē de hūnlǐ.We went to our cousin's wedding.
婚礼在哪儿举行？Hūnlǐ zài nǎr jǔxíng?Where will the wedding be held?
Questions about 婚礼
What does 婚礼 mean?
婚礼 (hūnlǐ) means “wedding”.
How do you pronounce 婚礼?
婚礼 is pronounced hūnlǐ.
Which HSK level is 婚礼?
婚礼 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 结婚jiéhūnto get married
- 离婚líhūnto divorce
- 婚姻hūnyīnmarriage
- 礼物lǐwùgift
- 礼拜天lǐbàitiānSunday
- 礼貌lǐmàomanners
- 典礼diǎnlǐceremony
- 敬礼jìnglǐto salute
- 礼节lǐjiéetiquette
- 礼尚往来lǐshàngwǎngláicourtesy demands reciprocity
Learn 婚礼 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 39: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.