Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 青 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (請)
Simplified (请)
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唁 express condolence善 virtuous狺 the snarling of dogs謠 rumor (trad)這 this (trad)信 faith獄 prison (trad/jp)罰 penalize (trad/jp)訂 place an order (trad/jp)訃 obituary (trad/jp)訇 the sound of a crash計 plan (trad/jp)訌 confusion (trad)討 condemn (trad/jp)訓 instruction (trad/jp)訕 slander (trad)訖 stop (trad)託 entrust (trad/jp)記 remember (trad/jp)訚 speak (simp)
Historical Evolution
請
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
請
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
請
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
請
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
請
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
請
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
請
Regular
Modern
Chinese
请 / 請 [qǐng]
to ask; to invite; please (do sth); to treat (to a meal etc); to request
Japanese
noun
- request; invitation
- privilege in criminal law given to nobles of the fifth rank or above (ritsuryō system)
Korean
청 [請]
favor; request; The act of asking someone to do something, or such a request.
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
請 うけ
Uke surname
請 みち
Michi given name
CHINESE WORDS (64)
申请 [shēnqǐng] #1,632
to apply for sth
邀请 [yāoqǐng] #1,110
to invite
请求 [qǐngqiú] #1,636
to request
请问 [qǐngwèn] #2,412
Excuse me, may I ask...?
聘请 [pìnqǐng] #11,440
to engage
敬请 [jìngqǐng] #13,517
please (do sth) (deferential form)
请客 [qǐngkè] #6,402
to give a dinner party
请假 [qǐngjià] #9,168
to request leave of absence
请教 [qǐngjiào] #12,866
to ask for guidance
有请 [yǒuqǐng] #6,821
to request the pleasure of seeing sb
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JAPANESE WORDS (138)
⭐ 受ける [うける] #222
to receive
⭐ 受け取る [うけとる] #798
to receive
⭐ 招待 [しょうたい] #4,712
invitation
⭐ 要請 [ようせい] #4,733
appeal
⭐ 申請 [しんせい] #6,672
application
⭐ 請求 [せいきゅう] #8,008
claim
⭐ 請け負う [うけおう] #11,432
to contract
⭐ 乞う [こう] #12,816
to beg
⭐ 受け [うけ] #17,494
popularity
⭐ 受け取り [うけとり] #18,190
receiving
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