How to Write 嫁 (jià) — Meaning “To marry (of a woman).”

Imagine a woman (女) carrying her dowry (嫁妆) as she walks to her new house (家). The picture of a bride entering her husband's home helps link the sound "jià" to the meaning "to marry (of a woman)."

Pay attention to the right side 家: the top is a roof (宀) and below it is 豕 (pig), but don't write the pig's tail too long. Also, the left radical 女 must be narrow and small so the right part fits proportionally.

嫁 is used only for women getting married, while 娶 is used for a man taking a wife — for example, 娶妻 (qǔ qī, to marry a wife). 娼 means "prostitute" and has no marriage meaning; visually, 娼 uses the radical 女 with 昌 (chāng) instead of 家.

嫁 appears in common words like 出嫁 (chūjià, a woman's marriage) and 改嫁 (gǎijià, to remarry for a widow). Culturally, a woman is said to 嫁人 (jià rén, marry a man), and her 嫁妆 (jiàzhuāng, dowry) is given to her new family, though these traditions are less strict today.

Common words containing 嫁 include: 出嫁 (chū jià) — to get married (of a woman); 嫁妆 (jià zhuāng) — Dowry.; 改嫁 (gǎi jià) — to remarry (of a woman).