祈 (qí): to implore, to pray, to request
祈 (qí) is a Chinese character meaning “to implore.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 礻 (semantic) and 斤 (phonetic). It ranks #2363 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 祈 spirit. Its radical form 礻 (spirit) appears in many related characters such as 票 (piào, ticket), 视 (shì, (literary, or bound form) to look at), 示 (shì, to show).
Definitions
- to implore
- to pray
- to request
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 祈祷 | qí dǎo | to pray |
| 祈求 | qí qiú | to pray for |
| 祈福 | qí fú | to pray for blessings |
| 祈愿 | qí yuàn | to pray |
| 祈望 | qí wàng | to hope |
| 祈使句 | qí shǐ jù | imperative sentence |
| 祈仙台 | qí xiān tái | memorial altar |
| 闭会祈祷 | bì huì qí dǎo | benediction |
| 启应祈祷 | qǐ yìng qí dǎo | Introitus (section of Catholic mass) |
| 祈福禳灾 | qí fú ráng zāi | to pray for luck and sacrifice to avoid disasters (i.e. traditional superstitions) |
祈 appears in 10 compound words: 80 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 20 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 祈 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
祈字虽然难写，但意思很有趣。
qí zì suī rán nán xiě , dàn yì sī hěn yǒu qù .
The character "祈" may be difficult to write, but its meaning is quite interesting.
基隆佛教会新春团拜 副市长邱佩琳祈祝国泰民安
jī lóng fó jiào huì xīn chūn tuán bài fù shì cháng 邱 pèi 琳 qí zhù guó tài mín ān
Keelung Buddhist Church New Year group worship Vice Mayor Qiu Peilin prays for the safety of the country and the people
...宫庙埕“全是钱” 价值800万百龟供乞龟祈福
. . . gōng miào 埕 quán shì qián jià zhí 8 0 0 wàn bǎi guī gōng qǐ guī qí fú
... The palace and temple are "all money" worth 8 million turtles for begging turtles to pray for blessings
...友好!中坜仁海宫信众 跨海为高市早苗点灯祈福
. . . yǒu hǎo ! zhōng 坜 rén hǎi gōng xìn zhòng kuà hǎi wéi gāo shì zǎo miáo diǎn dēng qí fú
... Friendly! Believers in Zhongli Renhai Palace crossed the sea to light lamps and pray for Sanae in Gaoshi
阿罗街第18届助庆天公诞祈福大典 爆竹震天烟花绽放 近万人齐聚祈福
ā luó jiē dì 1 8 jiè zhù qìng tiān gōng dàn qí fú dà diǎn bào zhú zhèn tiān yān huā zhàn fàng jìn wàn rén qí jù qí fú
The 18th Celebration of Tiangong's Birthday Blessing Ceremony on Alor Street Firecrackers and fireworks bloomed Nearly 10,000 people gathered to pray for blessings
中钢举办新春开泰祈福典礼 董事长:“稳定获利”是今年最重要...
zhōng gāng jǔ bàn xīn chūn kāi tài qí fú diǎn lǐ dǒng shì cháng : wěn dìng huò lì shì jīn nián zuì chóng yāo . . .
China Steel held a New Year blessing ceremony Chairman: "Stable profits" is the most important thing this year...
他每天祈祷好几次。
Tā měitiān qídǎo hǎojǐ cì.
He prays several times a day.
我们都跪了下来祈祷。
Wǒmen dōu guì le xiàlai qídǎo.
We all knelt down to pray.
我们全体为日本祈祷。
Wǒmen quántǐ wèi Rìběn qídǎo.
We're all praying for Japan.
让我们祈盼她会来。
Ràng wǒmen qí pàn tā huì lái.
Let's hope she comes.
Character Family
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