嫁jià

嫁

Hover to feel · click to explore

Simplified · Today

简体

Simplified Chinese

Simplified and traditional are identical for 嫁 (jià, "to marry"), which pairs the woman radical 女 with 家 meaning "family" — a compact etymology telling us that marriage, in Chinese thought, is a woman entering a new household. This character appears in 嫁妆 (dowry), 嫁娶 (marriage customs), and 出嫁 (to marry out).

← → navigate · swipe on mobile

Shuowen

嫁 is composed of the woman radical 女 beside the phonetic component 叚, which originally appeared in oracle bone inscriptions; the character depicts a woman leaving her natal family, hence its original meaning “to give a daughter in marriage,” reflecting the ancient ritual of a woman’s transfer to her husband’s household.

Pinyin

jià· HSK 2

嫁jià

Character evolution

Shuowen

Pinyin