嫁

jià

verb HSK 7 #1,415

Meanings

1 to marry (of a woman)
2 to marry off (a daughter)

Characters

to marry (of a woman)

Examples

她嫁了一个很好的人。

Tā jià le yī gè hěn hǎo de rén.

She married a very good person.

他把女儿嫁到了国外。

Tā bǎ nǚ'ér jià dào le guówài.

He married his daughter off to someone abroad.

Tips

usage

嫁 is used only for women marrying. For men, use 娶 (qǔ). 嫁 implies the woman joins the husband's family, reflecting traditional marriage customs.

memory

嫁 = 女 (woman) + 家 (family) — a woman going to a new family.

Stroke Order

嫁 jià