请
请
“to ask”
Radical: 讠
Strokes: 10
Level: HSK 1
How 请 is built — side by side
讠
Speech radical (讠) · yán zì páng
The speech radical: 说 speak, 话 words, 请 please, 谢 thank.
青
nature's color
nature's color; blue, green, black; young
The story behind 请
Speech (讠) + 青 (qīng, sound) = please (请).
💡 请进 (qǐng jìn) = please come in. 请问 (qǐngwèn) = may I ask...
Words with 请
请假 qǐngjià — to ask for leave
请假 qǐng jià — ask for time off
请客 qǐng kè — give a dinner party
申请 shēn qǐng — to apply for sth
邀请 yāo qǐng — to invite
请求 qǐng qiú — request
请柬 qǐng jiǎn — invitation card
请教 qǐng jiào — consult
请示 qǐng shì — ask for instructions
请帖 qǐng tiě — invitation card
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