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请 (qǐng): To invite — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1. Animated Stroke Order 请

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How to write 请 — animated stroke order

242 learners have practiced this character

2. Stroke Order Diagrams 请

请 stroke order diagram

3. Character Breakdown

Left-Right
请=讠speech+青blue/green

Polite speech (讠) that requests or invites (青) — to ask or invite respectfully.

4. Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 请

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5. HSK Vocabulary: 请

HSK words that contain this character.

qǐng jià

请假

ask for leave

HSK 3

shēn qǐng

申请

to apply; application

HSK 4

yāo qǐng

邀请

6. Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 请 is used in context

wǒ我
qǐng请
nǐ你
chī吃
fàn饭
。

I invite you to eat.

Information

Traditional請
Radical讠
Strokes10
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#216
Zhuyinㄑㄧㄥˇ
UnicodeU+8BF7
CangjieYRHHI

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invitation

HSK 4
wǒ我
qǐng请
qiú求
nǐ你
de的
bāng帮
zhù助
。

I request your help.

wǒ我
yāo邀
qǐng请
nǐ你
cān参
jiā加
wǒ我
de的
shēng生
rì日
pài派
duì对
。

I invite you to my birthday party.

Show 2 More Sentences
qǐng请
zuò坐
。

Please sit down.

qǐng请
wèn问
tú图
shū书
guǎn馆
zěn怎
me么
zǒu走
？

Excuse me, how do I get to the library?

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