祈
Tap the pinyin to hear it
to implore; to pray; to request
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 示 +4
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 祈
- Common rank
- #3,068
- Unicode
- U+7948
Sound it out + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How to remember it
supplicate · Heisig RSH #2186
altar + tomahawk
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 祈
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 祈仙台 | memorial altar; platform for praying to immortals | |
| 祈使句 | imperative sentence | |
| 闭会祈祷 | benediction | |
| 祈福 | to pray for blessings | |
| 祈望 | to hope; to wish; hope; wish; (old) name of an official post | |
| 祈求 | to pray for; to appeal | |
| 启应祈祷 | Introitus (section of Catholic mass) | |
| 祈愿 | to pray; to pray for sth; to wish sth; prayer; wish | |
| 祈福禳灾 | to pray for luck and sacrifice to avoid disasters (i.e. traditional superstitions) | |
| 祈祷 | to pray; to say a prayer | |
| 祈盼 | to earnestly hope for; to fervently wish for |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 斤 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 斤 sound part | a catty (about 500 grams); an axe; keen, shrewd | |
| 近 | to approach; near, close; intimate | |
| 欣 | delighted, happy, joyous | |
| 芹 | celery | |
| 沂 | a river in southeast Shandong | |
| 忻 | pleasant, joyful, delightful | |
| 蕲 | to pray, to implore; herb; Artemesia | |
| 圻 | border, boundary | |
| 靳 | a strap on a horse's breast | |
| 昕 | day, dawn, early morning | |
| 颀 | tall and slim; slender |