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祈
qí
1. to implore
2. to pray
3. to request
Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 9 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

祈
qí
to pray, to entreat, to beseech
8 丶

Compound Words (10)

祈望
qíwàng
to hope
祈求
qíqiú
to pray for
祈福
qífú
to pray for blessings
祈祷
qídǎo
to pray
祈仙台
qíxiāntái
memorial altar
祈使句
qíshǐjù
imperative sentence
启应祈祷
qǐyìngqídǎo
Introitus (chapter of Catholic mass)
祈福禳灾
qífúrángzāi
to pray for luck and sacrifice to avoid disasters (i.e. traditional superstitions)
闭会祈祷
bìhuìqídǎo
benediction
开会祈祷
kāihuìqídǎo
invocation

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Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
2,442
Word Frequency Rank
1,639 of 84,292

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