离婚
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
离婚 (líhūn) · to divorce
离婚 (líhūn) means “to divorce”. It is written with 2 characters: 离 (away from) + 婚 (to get married). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 离婚 is built
The characters
离 lí · away from
What 离 is made of
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 凶xiōng — culprit
- 凵qiǎn — container
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 禸róu — rump
Origin hint: An animal standing straight; 亠 is the head (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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)
Example sentences
他的父母很早就离婚了。Tā de fùmǔ hěn zǎo jiù lí hūn le.His parents divorced a long time ago.
离婚要办什么手续？Lí hūn yào bàn shénme shǒuxù?What procedures are needed for a divorce?
Questions about 离婚
What does 离婚 mean?
离婚 (líhūn) means “to divorce”.
How do you pronounce 离婚?
离婚 is pronounced líhūn.
Which HSK level is 离婚?
离婚 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 离开líkāito leave
- 距离jùlídistance
- 离不开líbukāican't do without
- 隔离gélíto isolate
- 脱离tuōlíto break away from
- 远离yuǎnlíto stay away from
- 离líaway from
- 结婚jiéhūnto get married
- 婚礼hūnlǐwedding
- 婚姻hūnyīnmarriage
Learn 离婚 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 45: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.