TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字
娶
ㄑㄩˇ · qǔ
verb — to marry (a woman), take a wife
字源 FORM — what the parts do
取 is taking — a hand laying hold — and it sets the sound. Beneath it stands 女, a woman: to take a wife. The graph spells out 取婦 plainly. From it: 娶妻、迎娶, and the pairing word 嫁娶 — she marries out (嫁), he takes one in (娶).
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
把人（女）取（取）進門——這就是娶。
He takes (取) a woman (女) into the house — that is to marry.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)娶妻、迎娶— to marry, take a wife常用
→嫁娶— marriage (the taking side)
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension