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婚礼

hūnlǐ

wedding

Two people holding a garland
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Characters in this word

婚 hūn

Strokes
11
Radical
女 — woman, girl
Made of
女 woman, girl 昏 dusk, nightfall, twilight, dark
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 婚

礼 lǐ

Strokes
5
Radical
礻 — spirit
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 婚礼开始。 Hūn lǐ kāi shǐ. The wedding begins.
  • 参加婚礼。 Cān jiā hūn lǐ. Attend the wedding.
  • 婚礼很美。 Hūn lǐ hěn měi. The wedding is beautiful.

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