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Character #121 · The First 1000

qǐng

please

to ask; to invite; please (do sth); to treat (to a meal etc); to request

Strokes
1015
TraditionalSimplified
請 请
Poster cell
I5
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • qǐngwèn Excuse me, may I ask...?
  • qǐngjià to request leave of absence
  • qǐngjìn "please come in"
  • qǐngzuò please, have a seat
  • qǐngqiú to request
  • qǐngkè to give a dinner party
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 请請

Write 请請 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, qǐng, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

A4 PDF US Letter PDF
Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell I5 · 28 × 36 grid

请請 is #121 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 请 mean in English?
请 (qǐng) means "please": to ask; to invite; please (do sth); to treat (to a meal etc); to request.
How do you pronounce 请?
请 is pronounced qǐng in pinyin, with the third (dipping) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄑㄧㄥˇ.
How many strokes does 请 have?
The simplified form, 请, has 10 strokes. The traditional form, 請, has 15.
What is the traditional form of 请?
The traditional form of 请 is 請. 请 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 請 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
What are common words with 请?
Common words that use 请 include 请问 (qǐngwèn, Excuse me, may I ask...?), 请假 (qǐngjià, to request leave of absence), 请进 (qǐngjìn, "please come in"), 请坐 (qǐngzuò, please, have a seat).
How common is 请?
请 is number 121 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell I5 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.