View source for 倩

{{character info}}
==Translingual==

===Han character===
{{Han char|rn=9|rad=人|as=08|sn=10|four=25227|canj=OQMB|ids=⿰亻青(GHTV),⿰亻靑(JK)}}

====Derived characters====
* {{l|mul|[[𣹥]], [[𫷝]], [[蒨]], [[篟]]}} <!-- Note: 𫣺 not derived from 倩, derived from ⿰亻靜 -->

====References====
{{Han ref|kx=0109.010|dkj=00791|dj=0231.100|hdz=10170.010|uh=5029}}

==Chinese==
{{zh-forms|ss=⿰亻𰀈}}

===Glyph origin===
{{Han etym}}
{{Han compound|人|青|ls=psc|c1=s|c2=p}}.

===Etymology 1===

====Pronunciation 1====
{{zh-pron
|m=qiàn
|c=sin6,sin3
|h=pfs=chhian
|md=chiéng
|mn=chhiàn
|mn-t=cêng3
|px=pt,xy:ceng4
|w=sh:5chi
|mc=1
|oc=n,1
|cat=a,n
}}

=====Definitions=====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# {{†}} [[smiling]]
# {{†}} (beautiful) [[man]]
# {{†}} [[beautiful]]; [[pretty]]; [[handsome]]
# {{†}} [[fast]]

=====Compounds=====
{{col3|zh|倩倩|倩女|倩女離魂|倩妝|倩影|巧笑倩兮|盼倩|hak:倩妹}}

====Pronunciation 2====
{{zh-pron
|m=qìng,qiàn
|c=cing3,sin3,sin6
|h=pfs=
|md=chiáng
|mn=chhiàⁿ/chhèng
|mn_note=chhiàⁿ - {{nan-coll}}; chhèng - {{nan-lit}}
|mn-t=ciah4
|px=pt:cia4/xy:ciaⁿ4
|w=
|mc=2
|oc=n,2
|cat=v,n
}}

=====Definitions=====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# {{†}} to [[ask]] someone to do something
# {{†}} to [[have]] the [[aid]] of
# {{†}} to [[borrow]]
# {{lb|zh|Min}} to [[employ]]; to [[hire]]
#: {{zh-co|倩{chhiàⁿ} 一 个 助理 @/ 辛勞 @/ 散工 @/ 看護 @/ 家教|to '''hire''' a(n) assistant/employer/temporary worker/caretaker/private tutor|TW}}
# {{lb|zh|Teochew}} to [[beg]]; to [[plea]]; to [[please]]; to [[excuse]] [[oneself]]. Example: 倩食 (ciah4 ziah8) is a very polite way of asking people to eat.{{attention|nan-tws}}
# {{lb|zh|Hokkien}} to [[urge]]; to [[entrust]]
#* {{zh-x|候選人{jîn} 央{iang}倩{chhiàⁿ} 選民 共 票 頓{tǹg} 予 𪜶 的 黨。|The candidate urged the voters to vote for their party.|TW}}
# {{†}} [[son-in-law]]
# {{†}} [[servant]]; [[domestic]] servant
# {{alternative form of|zh|銃}}. {{only used in|zh|飯匙倩}}.

=====See also=====
* {{zh-l|請}}

=====Compounds=====
{{col3|zh|雇倩|倩的|倩工|央倩|倩鬼拆藥單|飯匙倩}}

===Etymology 2===
{{zh-see|歉|ss}}

==Japanese==

===Kanji===
{{ja-kanji|grade=|rs=人08}}

# {{rfdef|ja|sort=人08}}

====Readings====
{{ja-readings
|goon=しょう, せん
|kanon=せい, せん
|kun=うつく-し.い, つらつら-
}}

==Korean==

===Hanja===
{{ko-hanja|천}}

# {{rfdef|ko|sort=人08}}

==Vietnamese==

===Han character===
{{vi-readings|reading=[[thiến]]|rs=人08}}

# {{rfdef|vi|sort=人08}}