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祷

dǎo

to pray, to entreat, to beg; prayer

🔤 Pictophonetic: 礻 (spirit) provides meaning, 寿 provides pronunciation

HSK 11 strokes Common (25%)

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Component Breakdown

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old age, longevity; lifespan

⿰礻寿 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

shì

礻

spirit

4 strokes

unknown

Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical

2 strokes

卜

divination, fortune-telling; prophecy

📷 Pictographic: A crack on an oracle bone

2 strokes

shòu

寿

old age, longevity; lifespan

💡 Ideographic: Altered form of 老

7 strokes HSK 5

fēng

丰

abundant, lush, bountiful, plenty

📷 Pictographic: An ear of grass

4 strokes HSK 4

sān

三

three

💡 Ideographic: Three parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 二 (two)

3 strokes HSK 1

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

èr

二

two; twice

💡 Ideographic: Two parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 三 (three)

2 strokes HSK 1

shù

丨

number one; line

1 strokes

cùn

寸

inch; small, tiny

💡 Ideographic: A hand with a dot indicating where the pulse can be felt, about an inch up the wrist

3 strokes HSK 6

Words Using 祷 (18)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

祷 ↗

dǎo

prayer / pray / supplication

dǎo

祷 ↗

prayer / pray / supplication

祷词 ↗

dǎocí

litany (text of a prayer)

dǎocí

祷词 ↗

litany (text of a prayer)

Introitus (chapter of Catholic mass)

qǐyìngqídǎo

启应祈祷 ↗

Introitus (chapter of Catholic mass)

祈祷 ↗

qídǎo

to pray / to say one's prayers / prayer

qídǎo

祈祷 ↗

to pray / to say one's prayers / prayer

to pray / to say one's prayers

dǎoniàn

祷念 ↗

to pray / to say one's prayers

祷文 ↗

dǎowén

litany (text of a prayer)

dǎowén

祷文 ↗

litany (text of a prayer)

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