婚

to marry / marriage / wedding / to take a wife

婚 = 女 + 昏 : In front of the encampment ((e)n1) Bessy Coleman (女) asks Helga Horse (hu) to become her wife (婚). Helga is so overwhelmed that she faints (昏).

婚 character breakdown

婚
- 女
- 昏
  - 日
    - 一
    - 囗
  - 氏

女

nǚ = nü + Ø3

female / woman / daughter

I'll represent 女 by Bessie Coleman, the first female pilot of African American descent.

女

rǔ = ru + Ø3

archaic variant of 汝[ru3]

昏

hu̅n = hu + (e)n1

muddle-headed / twilight / to faint / to lose consciousness

昏 = 日 + 氏 : In front of the encampment ((e)n1), Helga Horse (hu) sees Christopher MacLeod (氏) on top of the sun (日)(see: 昏). The image is so provoking that Helga Horse faints (昏).

昏

昬

hu̅n = hu + (e)n1

old variant of 昏[hun1]

昏 = 日 + 氏 : In front of the encampment ((e)n1), Helga Horse (hu) sees Christopher MacLeod (氏) on top of the sun (日)(see: 昏). The image is so provoking that Helga Horse faints (昏).