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invite

HSK 10 N1
qǐng
セイ、シン、ショウ
こ.う、う.ける
Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 青 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (請)
say+ blue or green =
invite
Meaning component
yán say
words, speech
Phonetic component
qīng blue or green
blue, green, black
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Simplified (请)
Meaning component
yán speech
KangXi radical 149
讠 is a component form of 言.
Phonetic component
qīng blue or green
blue, green, black
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [qǐng]
to ask; to invite; please (do sth); to treat (to a meal etc); to request
Japanese
しょう 同音

noun

  1. archaic request; invitation
  2. archaic privilege in criminal law given to nobles of the fifth rank or above (ritsuryō system)
Korean
[請]
Noun
favor; request; The act of asking someone to do something, or such a request.
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
うけ
Uke surname
みち
Michi given name