Phonosemantic compound. 礻 represents the meaning and 壽 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (禱)
Simplified (祷)
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Historical Evolution
禱
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
禱
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
禱
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
禱
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
禱
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
禱
Seal
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
禱
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
禱
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
禱
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
禱
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
禱
Regular
Modern
Chinese
祷 / 禱 [dǎo]
prayer; pray; supplication
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (17)
祈祷 [qídǎo] #1,435
to pray
祷告 [dǎogào] #4,492
to pray
祷文 [dǎowén] #32,376
litany (text of a prayer)
默祷 [mòdǎo] #57,589
silent prayer
祝祷 [zhùdǎo] #57,595
to pray
祷念 [dǎoniàn] #71,304
to pray
主祷文 [zhǔdǎowén]
Lord's Prayer
代祷 [dàidǎo]
to pray on behalf of sb
做祷告 [zuòdǎogào]
to pray
启应祈祷 [qǐyìngqídǎo]
Introitus (section of Catholic mass)
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JAPANESE WORDS (9)
KOREAN WORDS (2)