祈
Meanings
CC-CEDICT
- 1.to implore
- 2.to pray
- 3.to request
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Wiktionary
- 1.to pray
- 2.to entreat; to beseech; to beg
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *ɡɯl): semantic 示 (“altar”) + phonetic 斤 (OC *kɯn, *kɯns).
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Stroke order
Components
Components from cjk-decomp · MIT
Example sentences
我在祈禱。
I'm praying.
我們全體為日本祈禱。
We're all praying for Japan.
現在我們什麼也做不了，救不了湯姆。我們唯一能做的就是祈禱。
There's nothing we can do to save Tom at this point. All we can do is pray.
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Derived terms
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Related words
祈祷 to pray; to say a prayer祈盼 to earnestly hope for; to fervently wish for祈愿 to pray祈望 to hope祈求 to pray for祈福 to pray for blessings祈仙台 memorial altar祈使句 imperative sentence启应祈祷 Introitus (section of Catholic mass)闭会祈祷 benediction祈福禳灾 to pray for luck and sacrifice to avoid disasters (i.e. traditional superstitions)