娶 Stroke Order

娶 [qǔ] (verb) 1. Take a woman to marry. Example: 迎娶 (to take a wife), 娶妻 (to marry a wife). 2. Bring in, to receive. Example: Take. 【Original Meaning】: The act of a man marrying; bringing a woman to become his spouse. 【Character Formation】: The character is a combination of ideograms and phonetic elements: it includes the component for "woman" (女) and "to take" (取), with the sound derived from 取. 【References】: 1. "Shuowen": 娶, to take a wife. 2. "I Ching, Hexagram 29": Do not marry a girl. 3. "Zuo Zhuan, Year 26 of Xiang Gong": Jiao married Sheng Gongzi Mou. 4. "Mencius, Book of Wan Zhang": How to take a wife? 5. Qing Dynasty, Hong Liangji's "Zhiping Pian": After taking a wife, there are no more than two people. 6. Everyone marries a wife. 7. Sun also married a wife. Example Usage: 如: 娶一个印第安女人为妻 (to take an Indian woman as a wife).