祈
to implore; to pray; to request
8 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,068 U+7948
How 祈 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
礻 (semantic, “spirit”) + 斤 (phonetic, jīn)
How to remember it
supplicate · Heisig RSH #2186
altar + tomahawk
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 斤
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 斤 (jīn) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 斤 sound component | jīn | a catty (about 500 grams); an axe; keen, shrewd |
| 近 | jìn | to approach; near, close; intimate |
| 欣 | xīn | delighted, happy, joyous |
| 芹 | qín | celery |
| 沂 | yí | a river in southeast Shandong |
| 忻 | xīn | pleasant, joyful, delightful |
| 蕲 | qí | to pray, to implore; herb; Artemesia |
| 圻 | qí | border, boundary |
| 靳 | jìn | a strap on a horse's breast |
| 昕 | xīn | day, dawn, early morning |
| 颀 | qí | tall and slim; slender |
Words containing 祈
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 祈仙台 | qí xiān tái | memorial altar; platform for praying to immortals |
| 祈使句 | qí shǐ jù | imperative sentence |
| 闭会祈祷 | bì huì qí dǎo | benediction |
| 祈福 | qí fú | to pray for blessings |
| 祈望 | qí wàng | to hope; to wish; hope; wish; (old) name of an official post |
| 祈求 | qí qiú | to pray for; to appeal |
| 启应祈祷 | qǐ yìng qí dǎo | Introitus (section of Catholic mass) |
| 祈愿 | qí yuàn | to pray; to pray for sth; to wish sth; prayer; wish |
| 祈福禳灾 | qí fú ráng zāi | to pray for luck and sacrifice to avoid disasters (i.e. traditional superstitions) |
| 祈祷 | qí dǎo | to pray; to say a prayer |
| 祈盼 | qí pàn | to earnestly hope for; to fervently wish for |