结婚
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 3
结婚 (jiéhūn) · to get married
结婚 (jiéhūn) means “to get married”. It is written with 2 characters: 结 (knot) + 婚 (to get married). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 结婚 is built
The characters
结 jié · knot
What 结 is made of
- 纟sī — silk
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 吉jí — lucky
- 士shì — scholar
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 纟 gives the meaning, 吉 gives the sound. (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
我哥哥明年结婚。Wǒ gēge míngnián jiéhūn.My older brother is getting married next year.
你父母是哪年结婚的？Nǐ fùmǔ shì nǎ nián jiéhūn de?What year did your parents get married?
Questions about 结婚
What does 结婚 mean?
结婚 (jiéhūn) means “to get married”.
How do you pronounce 结婚?
结婚 is pronounced jiéhūn.
Which HSK level is 结婚?
结婚 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 结果jiéguǒresult
- 结实jiēshisturdy
- 结合jiéhéto combine
- 结束jiéshùto end
- 团结tuánjiéto unite
- 总结zǒngjiéto sum up
- 结构jiégòustructure
- 结论jiélùnconclusion
- 结账jiézhàngto pay the bill
- 巴结bājieto curry favour with
Learn 结婚 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 70: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.