How to write the word "take" to take a wife: marry
Marry, the second most commonly used word in Chinese, pronounced as qǔ or jū, was first seen in oracle bone inscriptions, and its original meaning is to rob a woman as a wife in ancient times. The custom was later extended to men marrying brides.
The evolution of etymology
Knowledge and pictophonetic characters.
"Marry" means a man welcomes a woman to get married. The "daughter" for "marry" in the oracle bone inscription is on the left side next to "take", and the seal script of "Shuowen" is at the bottom next to "take". The oracle bone inscription of the word "marry" is the same as the word "hear", which is the shape of a woman listening to the sound. It is said that in ancient times, weddings were held at dusk, and due to poor lighting, hearing was necessary.
The word "take" above is originally used to cut off the enemy's left ear in battle in ancient times to report military exploits, and it also has the extended meanings of "get", "lift", and "receive". This should only be done to pick up and get explanations. Combined with the word "女" below, it means "to pick up a woman".
At the same time, it is also the phonetic character of "from the female, taking the voice". When the strokes of Xiaozhuan were standardized, the character "ear" had lost its shape. The official script (Han Dynasty "Meng Xiaoju Stele") writes Xiaozhuan (小篆典) as (official script), and (official script female) as "女". Thus breaking away from the ancient Chinese characters.
Explanation of ancient books
Shuowen Jiezi Volume 12 Women's Department
Marry means taking a wife.
From female, from fetch, fetch also sound.
Shuowenjiezizi
Take a wife.
Take that daughter to be my wife. Classics often use false pretenses to get married.
Concubine. Take the voice.
It is said that the pictophonetic expression means understanding. This is an excerpt from Xu's seven sentences. Ancient music is in the fourth part.
Kangxi Dictionary
"Guangyun": seven sentences. "Ji Yun" and "Yun Hui": The music is interesting and interesting. "Shuowen": Marry a wife. Huan Ding's "Family Instructions": When marrying a girl, she must be better than my family, and others will be careful in dealing with girls. If you marry a wife who is not like my family, you must be careful in dealing with your uncle and aunt.
Also "Ji Yun": new in Qie, sound Xu. Business marriage, matchmaking.
I also asked about the sound. "Xunzi·Yi Shi": When Lu marries Zishe, there is no matchmaker. Or as a harem. One for double chick cut, the sound is 湹.
Also follow the Xuqie, Yinsu. Name: Wusun Wang Cen married. Taken from the classics and history.
Take also sounds. Original meaning: a man gets married, takes a woman over and gets married.)
(2) Same as the original meaning: marry, take a wife. ——"Shuowen"
Don't marry a girl. ——"Yi Jiao Gua"
Jiao Ju married Shen Gongzi Mou. ——"Zuo Zhuan·The Twenty-Sixth Year of Duke Xiang"
What is it like to marry a wife? ——"Mencius·Wan Zhang I"
After marrying a wife, there are only two people. ——Hong Liangji's "Zhiping Chapter" of the Qing Dynasty
Everyone marries a wife.
Sun married another woman.
(3) Another example: marry (marry a wife)
(4) Bring in, receive [take].
For example: marry an Indian woman