婿 (xù): son-in-law, husband
婿 (xù) is a Chinese character meaning “son-in-law.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 女 (semantic) and 胥 (phonetic). It ranks #2804 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 婿 woman. Its radical form 女 (woman) appears in many related characters such as 女 (nǚ, woman), 奶 (nǎi, grandmother, milk), 她 (tā, she).
Definitions
- son-in-law
- husband
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 女婿 | nǚ xu | daughter's husband |
| 夫婿 | fū xù | (literary) husband |
| 孙女婿 | sūn nǚ xu | son's daughter's husband |
| 侄女婿 | zhí nǚ xu | brother's daughter's husband |
| 乘龙快婿 | chéng lóng kuài xù | ideal son-in-law |
| 小婿 | xiǎo xù | my son-in-law (humble) |
| 外甥女婿 | wài sheng nǚ xu | sister's daughter's husband |
| 金龟婿 | jīn guī xù | wealthy son-in-law |
| 妹婿 | mèi xù | brother-in-law (younger sister's husband) |
| 翁婿 | wēng xù | father-in-law (wife's father) and son-in-law |
| 赘婿 | zhuì xù | son-in-law living at wife's parent's house |
婿 appears in 11 compound words: 0 as the first character, 100 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 婿 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
古时候，婿子很少有机会接受教育。
gǔ shí hòu , xù zǐ hěn shǎo yǒu jī huì jiē shòu jiào yù .
In ancient times, sons-in-law rarely had the opportunity to receive an education.
...行60周年首登红馆 备战打乱生活节奏 夫婿撑场老板送金咪
. . . háng 6 0 zhōu nián shǒu dēng hóng guǎn bèi zhàn dǎ luàn shēng huó jié zòu fū xù chēng chǎng lǎo bǎn sòng jīn 咪
...Making her debut at the Hong Kong Coliseum to mark her 60th anniversary, her preparations have disrupted her daily routine; her husband is there to support her, and her boss has gifted her a golden microphone
恐怖女婿细故掌掴岳母、钉死房门禁锢还放火企图杀人...
kǒng bù nǚ xù xì gù zhǎng 掴 yuè mǔ , dīng sǐ fáng mén jīn 锢 hái fàng huǒ qǐ tú shā rén . . .
A terrifying son-in-law slapped his mother-in-law over a trivial matter, nailed the door shut to lock her in, and even set a fire in an attempt to kill her...
白人女婿吃砂糖橘吃成贵州本地人,吃砂糖橘这些健康...
bái rén nǚ xù chī shā táng jú chī chéng guì zhōu běn dì rén , chī shā táng jú zhè xiē jiàn kāng . . .
The white son-in-law eats sugar oranges and eats them as Guizhou locals, and eats sugar oranges and these healthy...
Character Family
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