請

See also: 请

Translingual

Stroke order

Japanese stroke order

Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *sʰleŋʔ, *zleŋs, *zleŋ): semantic 言 ‎(“say”) + phonetic 青 ‎(OC *sʰleːŋ)

Han character

請 (radical 149 言+8, 15 strokes, cangjie input 卜口手一月 (YRQMB), four-corner 0562₇, composition ⿰言青)

References

• KangXi: page 1167, character 18
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 35640
• Dae Jaweon: page 1632, character 28
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 6, page 3981, character 3
• Unihan data for U+8ACB

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Chinese

trad.		請
simp.		请

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qǐng (qing³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ceng², cing²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhiáng
• Min Dong (BUC): chiāng
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): chhéng / chhiáⁿ

  (Teochew, Peng'im): cian²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: qǐng
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥˇ
    • Wade-Giles: ch'ing³
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiing
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ²¹⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ceng², cing²
    • Yale: chéng, chíng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tseng², tsing²
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɛːŋ³⁵/, /t͡sʰɪŋ³⁵/
    • Note: ceng2 - vernacular; cing2 - literary.
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhiáng
    • Hakka Romanization System: qiang`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: qiang³
    • IPA: /t͡ɕʰi̯aŋ³¹/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: chiāng
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiaŋ³³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhéng / chhiáⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: tshíng / tshiánn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zheang, chviar
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕʰiɪŋ⁵³/, /t͡ɕʰiã⁵³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕʰiɪŋ⁵³/, /t͡ɕʰiã⁵³/
    • Note: chhéng - literary; chhiáⁿ - vernacular.
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: cian²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshiáⁿ
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰĩã⁵²/

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• Middle Chinese: /t͡sʰiᴇŋ^X/▼

Rime
Character	請
Reading #	2/3
Initial (聲)	清 (14)
Final (韻)	清 (121)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	七靜切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡sʰiᴇŋX/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡sʰiɛŋX/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡sʰiæŋX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡sʰiajŋX/
Li Rong	/t͡sʰiɛŋX/
Wang Li	/t͡sʰĭɛŋX/
Bernard Karlgren	/t͡sʰi̯ɛŋX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qǐng

• Old Chinese▼

  (Zhengzhang): /*sʰleŋʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	請
Reading #	1/3
No.	11340
Phonetic component	生
Rime group	耕
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	請
Old Chinese	/*sʰleŋʔ/

Definitions

請

1. to ask; to invite; to treat (to a meal, etc.); to request

   如果你得閒，我想請你飲茶。 [Cantonese, trad.]

   如果你得闲，我想请你饮茶。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   Jyu⁴ gwo² nei⁵ dak¹ haan⁴, ngo⁵ soeng² ceng² nei⁵ jam² caa⁴. [Jyutping]

   If you are free, I would like to ask you out for yum cha.

2. to carry or bring (a sacred or respectable thing)

   展護衛，請聖旨！ / 展护卫，请圣旨！  ―  Zhǎn hùwèi, qǐng shèngzhǐ!  ―  Royal Guard Zhan, bring out the royal edict!

3. please

   請等待。 / 请等待。  ―  Qǐng děngdài.  ―  Please wait.

4. A surname​.

Compounds

• 請柬／请柬 (qǐngjiǎn)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qíng (qing²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): king⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: qíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥˊ
    • Wade-Giles: ch'ing²
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyng
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: king⁴
    • Yale: kìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: king⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /kʰɪŋ²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: /d͡ziᴇŋ/▼

Rime
Character	請
Reading #	1/3
Initial (聲)	從 (15)
Final (韻)	清 (121)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	疾盈切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/d͡ziᴇŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/d͡ziɛŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/d͡ziæŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/d͡ziajŋ/
Li Rong	/d͡ziɛŋ/
Wang Li	/d͡zĭɛŋ/
Bernard Karlgren	/d͡zʱi̯ɛŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qíng

• Old Chinese▼

  (Zhengzhang): /*zleŋ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	請
Reading #	3/3
No.	11350
Phonetic component	生
Rime group	耕
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	情
Old Chinese	/*zleŋ/

Definitions

請

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qīng (qing¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cing¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: qīng
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥ
    • Wade-Giles: ch'ing¹
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ching
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: cing¹
    • Yale: chīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsing¹
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵/

Definitions

請

1. Only used in 請室／请室.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jìng (jing⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zing⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: jìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥˋ
    • Wade-Giles: ching⁴
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinq
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zing⁶
    • Yale: jihng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzing⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ²²/

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• Middle Chinese: /d͡ziᴇŋ^H/▼

Rime
Character	請
Reading #	3/3
Initial (聲)	從 (15)
Final (韻)	清 (121)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	疾政切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/d͡ziᴇŋH/
Pan Wuyun	/d͡ziɛŋH/
Shao Rongfen	/d͡ziæŋH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/d͡ziajŋH/
Li Rong	/d͡ziɛŋH/
Wang Li	/d͡zĭɛŋH/
Bernard Karlgren	/d͡zʱi̯ɛŋH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jìng

• Old Chinese▼

  (Zhengzhang): /*zleŋs/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	請
Reading #	2/3
No.	11346
Phonetic component	生
Rime group	耕
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	淨
Old Chinese	/*zleŋs/

Definitions

請

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Japanese

Japanese stroke order

Kanji

請

(common “Jōyō” kanji)

1. beg; ask
2. ask; request
3. entertain sincerely
4. (普請) donate to constructing a temple or a shrine
5. receive

Readings

• Goon: しょう (shō)
• Kan’on: せい (sei)
• Kan’yōon: しん (shin)
• Kun: こう (kou), うける (ukeru), こい (koi)
• Nanori: うけ (uke)

Compounds

請負 請仮 請期 請謁

請寄 請願 請求 請訓

請罪 請室 請属 請託

請祷 請命 請問 請老

References

JIS: 4041 Kuten: 3233 Shift JIS: 90BF EUC-JP: C0C1 Frequency: 524 Nelson: 4390

New Nelson: 5645 Halpern: 1576 Halpern Learners: 1060 Heisig: 1536 Tuttle Kanji Dictionary: 7a8.8

1. Source: EDICT and KANJIDIC files licensed by the Electronic Dictionaries Research Group.

Usage notes

The stroke order in Japanese differs slightly from Chinese, as shown.

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Korean

Hanja

請 • ‎(cheong) (hangeul 청, revised cheong, McCune-Reischauer ch'ŏng, Yale cheng)

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Vietnamese

Han character

請 (thỉnh, tính)

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