丈夫

zhàngfū · HSK 4

husband

丈夫 — husband

👨 丈 (ten-foot measure) + 夫 (man) = a full-grown man, hence husband

丈 originally meant a ten-foot length, a unit of adult stature; pairing it with 夫 (man) yields a grown man worthy of the name — extended to husband and to anything robust or manly.

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