to pray, to beseech

Animated Stroke Order 祈

祈 stroke order svg

Stroke Order Diagrams 祈

祈 stroke order diagram

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
rén
men
zài
xīn
nián
wàng
hǎo
yùn
jiàng
lín

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

2
qiú
kǎo
shì
néng
gòu
shùn
tōng
guò

He begged to pass the exam smoothly.

3
měi
tiān
dǎo
jiā
rén
píng
ān
jiàn
kāng

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

4
měi
tiān
dǎo

I pray every day.

5
wèi
jiā
rén
de
jiàn
kāng
dǎo

She prays for her family's health.

6
zài
kùn
nán
shí
rén
men
cháng
cháng
dǎo
wàng
shì
qíng
huì
hǎo
zhuǎn

During difficult times, people often pray in the hope that things will get better.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes8
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#2650
Zhuyinㄑㄧˊ
Components
UnicodeU+7948
CangjieIFHML
☯️

Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

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