招亲

Traditional form:

招親

Pinyin (reading):

zhāoqīn

Definitions:

• to invite the groom (who will live with the bride's family)
• to take a wife by one's own choice

Characters:

• 招 - to summon; to recruit; to levy
• 亲 - relatives, parents; intimate; the hazelnut tree

Traditional characters:

• 招 - to summon; to recruit; to levy
• 親 - relatives, parents; intimate; the hazelnut tree