再嫁 (zài jià) — (of a woman) to remarry

Definition

Means '(of a woman) to remarry' — focuses specifically on a woman marrying again after widowhood or divorce.

verb
(of a woman) to remarry

Examples

  • ,再嫁。
    Zài gǔ dài, guǎ fù zài jià shì hěn bù róng yì de.
    In ancient times, it was very difficult for widows to remarry.
  • 再嫁,。
    Tā lí hūn hòu bìng méi yǒu zài jià, ér shì xuǎn zé dú zì shēng huó.
    After her divorce, she did not remarry but chose to live alone.
  • 再嫁。
    Zhè bù xiǎo shuō jiǎng shù le yí gè nǚ rén zài jià hòu de gù shi.
    This novel tells the story of a woman after she remarried.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

再zàiagain
嫁jiàmarry

'再' and '嫁' mean marry again.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
Sound part声符shēngfú
家
家jiā嫁jià
Same sound today

嫁 uses 女 to show it relates to a woman, and 家 to give its sound.

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