请
HSK 1

请 (qǐng): ask, request, invite

qǐng

ask, request, invite

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Pinyin

qǐng

HSK Level

Level 1

Characters

1

English Meaning

ask, request, invite

How to Write 请 (qǐng)

请 is written in 10 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

  1. 1
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Origin of 请

A phono-semantic compound: 讠 (speech) carries the meaning, and 青 hints at the pronunciation.

What 请 is Made Of

请 is built from 2 components:

讠words, speech
青nature's color

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Words Using 请

Common Chinese words that contain 请:

申请

shēnqǐng

请假

qǐngjià

请帖

qǐngtiě

请教

qǐngjiào

请柬

qǐngjiǎn

请求

qǐngqiú

请示

qǐngshì

邀请

yāoqǐng

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