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祈 (qí): To pray — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Animated Stroke Order 祈

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 祈 — animated stroke order
2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 祈

祈 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right
祈
礻shì · ritual
斤jīn · axe
祈=
4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 祈

祈 handwriting practice worksheet preview
5.

How to Use 祈

Common word with 祈

One common HSK word with 祈 is 祈祷, meaning "pray / prayer".

祈祷 • qí dǎo • pray / prayer • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
6.

Example Sentences

rén人
men们
zài在
xīn新
nián年
qí祈
fú

Information

Pinyinqí
Meaningto pray, to beseech
Strokes8
Radical礻
Traditional祈
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#2650
Zhuyinㄑㄧˊ
UnicodeU+7948
CangjieIFHML
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礻shì · ritual
+斤jīn · axe
qí祈
dǎo祷

pray / prayer

福
，
xī希
wàng望
hǎo好
yùn运
jiàng降
lín临
。

People pray for blessings in the New Year, hoping for good luck.

tā他
qí祈
qiú求
kǎo考
shì试
néng能
gòu够
shùn顺
lì利
tōng通
guò过
。

He begged to pass the exam smoothly.

tā她
měi每
tiān天
qí祈
dǎo祷
jiā家
rén人
píng平
ān安
jiàn健
kāng康
。

She prays for her family's safety and health every day.

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "qi".

  • 凄qīchilly, desolate, sorrowful
  • 讫qìfinish; conclude, stop; exhaust
  • 脐qíabdominal area of crab; navel
  • 祁qípray; numerous, ample, abundant
  • 畦qísections in vegetable farm
  • 鳍qífin
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Same Radical

Characters with radical "礻".

  • 祁qípray; numerous, ample, abundant
  • 祠cíancestral temple; offer sacrifice
  • 祸huòdisaster, calamity, misfortune
  • 祥xiángauspicious; good fortune
  • 祀sìto offer sacrifices to gods or ancestors
  • 祝zhùto express good wishes; to bless
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