请

qǐng · qìng · qíng · qīng

to ask · to invite

Radical: 讠 Strokes: 10

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

语说论词计诗调话记识议谢

Same radical

语说论词计诗调话记识议谢谈证谋

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Character Decomposition

请=讠+青

Etymology

speech

Meanings

to ask

to invite

please (do sth)

to treat (to a meal etc)

to request

qǐng

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Words with 请 243 total

to be a guest at a dinner party · to be wined and dined (as a bribe)吃请chī qǐng to urge促请cù qǐng (courteous) would you please...烦请fán qǐng to submit (to superiors)呈请chéng qǐng

Idioms with 请 14 total

(idiom) (humble expression) my presumptuous request不情之请bù qíng zhī qǐng lit. to bring a bramble and ask for punishment (idiom) · fig. to offer sb a humble apology负荆请罪fù jīng qǐng zuì please find sb better qualified than me (idiom)另请高明lìng qǐng gāo míng lit. to dispatch a general is not as effective as to excite a general · fig. inciting people to action is more effective than dispatching orders请将不如激将qǐng jiàng bù rú jī jiàng lit. please Sir, get into the boiling pot (idiom) · fig. to give sb a taste of his own medicine请君入瓮qǐng jūn rù wèng