婿

壻
xù
女 + 胥

Definitions

xù (noun) son-in-law

Etymology phono-semantic

woman

Semantic: 女 Phonetic: 胥

About

The character 婿 (xù) means son-in-law or husband. It is a phono-semantic compound. The left side has the female radical 女 (nǚ), which provides the semantic category related to marriage and family. The right side is the component 胥 (xū), meaning subordinate, which gives the character its pronunciation. The definition refers to a daughter's husband or a man who marries into a family, emphasizing the relationship from the wife's parents' viewpoint. This term is commonly used in compounds describing such kinship roles.

Example Sentences Hide

他是我的女婿。

Tā shì wǒ de nǚxu.

He is my son-in-law.

我的女婿很孝顺。

Wǒ de nǚxu hěn xiàoshun.

My son-in-law is very filial.

她女儿嫁给了一个好女婿。

Tā nǚ'ér jià gěile yī gè hǎo nǚxu.

Her daughter married a good son-in-law.

这位女婿在公司工作很努力。

Zhè wèi nǚxu zài gōngsī gōngzuò hěn nǔlì.

This son-in-law works very hard at the company.

父母对女婿的表现非常满意。

Fùmǔ duì nǚxu de biǎoxiàn fēicháng mǎnyì.

The parents are very satisfied with the son-in-law's performance.

虽然他是新女婿，但很快就融入了家庭。

Suīrán tā shì xīn nǚxu, dàn hěn kuài jiù róngrùle jiātíng.

Although he is a new son-in-law, he quickly integrated into the family.

在选择女婿时，他们考虑了多个因素。

Zài xuǎnzé nǚxu shí, tāmen kǎolǜle duō gè yīnsù.

When choosing a son-in-law, they considered multiple factors.

由于女婿的杰出贡献，家族企业得以蓬勃发展。

Yóuyú nǚxu de jiéchū gòngxiàn, jiāzú qǐyè déyǐ péngbó fāzhǎn.

Due to the son-in-law's outstanding contributions, the family business has flourished.

Related Characters

Component: 女

要 如 好 她 女 安 始 委 威 妈 姐 娘 妇 婚

Component: 胥

谞 糈 諝 醑 蝑 壻 湑 縃

Example Words

女婿 乘龙快婿 夫婿 妹婿 孙女婿 赘婿 金龟婿