xù

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Word · NounTraditional壻

son-in-law; husband (archaic variant)

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

son-in-law; husband (archaic variant of 婿)

archaic

Literary/archaic variant of 婿. Found in classical texts and older writings. The standard form 婿 is used in modern writing.

Lìng令
xù壻
jìn近
kuàng况
rú如
hé何
 ？

How is your esteemed son-in-law doing lately?

Dōng东
chuáng床
kuài快
xù壻

an ideal son-in-law (lit. 'fast son-in-law on the east bed', alluding to Wang Xizhi)

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Zhāo招
xù壻
rù入
mén门

to take a husband into the family (matrilocal marriage)