請

See also: 请

請	U+8ACB, 請 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8ACB

← 諊
[U+8ACA]

CJK Unified Ideographs

諌 →
[U+8ACC]

請	U+FABB, 請 CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-FABB

← 諸
[U+FABA]

CJK Compatibility Ideographs

謁 →
[U+FABC]

Translingual

Stroke order

Stroke order (Japan)

Han character

請 (Kangxi radical 149, 言+8, 15 strokes, cangjie input 卜口手一月 (YRQMB), four-corner 0562₇, composition ⿰言青(GHTJV or U+FABB) or ⿰言靑(K))

Derived characters

𡃑

References

KangXi: page 1167, character 18
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 35640
Dae Jaweon: page 1632, character 28
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3981, character 3
Unihan data for U+8ACB
Unihan data for U+FABB

Chinese

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (生) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
猜	*sʰlɯː
輤	*sʰleːns
綪	sʰleːns, ʔsreːŋ
倩	sʰleːns, sʰleŋs
棈	*sʰleːns
蒨	*sʰeːns
篟	*sʰeːns
生	sʰleːŋ, sreŋs
牲	*sreŋ
笙	*sreŋ
甥	*sreŋ
鉎	sreŋ, sleːŋ
珄	*sreŋ
鼪	sreŋ, sreŋs
猩	sreŋ, seːŋ
狌	*sreŋ
眚	*sreŋʔ
貹	*sreŋs
崝	*zreːŋ
精	ʔsleŋ, ʔsleŋs
菁	*ʔsleŋ
鶄	ʔsleŋ, sʰleːŋ
蜻	ʔsleŋ, sʰleːŋ
鼱	*ʔsleŋ
婧	ʔsleŋ, zleŋs, *zleŋʔ
睛	ʔsleŋ, sʰleŋʔ
箐	*ʔsleŋ
聙	*ʔsleŋ
旌	*ʔsleŋ
清	*sʰleŋ
圊	*sʰleŋ
請	sʰleŋʔ, zleŋs, *zleŋ
凊	*sʰleŋs
䝼	zleŋs, zleŋ
靚	*zleŋs
情	*zleŋ
晴	*zleŋ
夝	*zleŋ
靜	*zleŋʔ
靖	*zleŋʔ
睲	seŋʔ, seːŋs
惺	seŋʔ, seːŋ
性	*sleŋs
姓	*sleŋs
靗	*l̥ʰeŋs
鯖	ʔljeŋ, sʰleːŋ
青	*sʰleːŋ
靘	sʰleːŋ, sʰleːŋs
掅	*sʰleːŋs
胜	*sleːŋ
曐	*sleːŋ
星	*sleːŋ
鮏	*sleːŋ
腥	seːŋ, seːŋs
鯹	*seːŋ
醒	seːŋ, seːŋʔ, *seːŋs
篂	*seːŋ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *sʰleŋʔ, *zleŋs, *zleŋ) : semantic 言 (“say”) + phonetic 青 (OC *sʰleːŋ).

Pronunciation 1

trad.		請
simp.		请
2nd round simp.		𰵕

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): qǐng (qing³)
(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥˇ
(Chengdu, SP): qin³
(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): чин (čin, II)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou, Jyutping): ceng², cing²
(Taishan, Wiktionary): tiang², ten²
Gan (Wiktionary): qiang³ / qin³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): chhiáng
(Meixian, Guangdong): qiang³
Jin (Wiktionary): qing²
Min Bei (KCR): chiǎng
Min Dong (BUC): chiāng
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): chhéng / chhiáⁿ
(Teochew, Peng'im): cian²
Wu (Wiktionary): qin (T2)
Xiang (Wiktionary): cin³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qǐng
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cǐng
  - Wade–Giles: chʻing³
  - Yale: chǐng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiing
  - Palladius: цин (cin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ²¹⁴/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: qin³
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: kin
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰin⁵³/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: чин (čin, II)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵¹/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ceng², cing²
  - Yale: chéng, chíng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tseng², tsing²
  - Guangdong Romanization: céng², qing²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɛːŋ³⁵/, /t͡sʰɪŋ³⁵/

Note:

ceng2 - vernacular;
cing2 - literary.

- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: tiang², ten²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiaŋ⁵⁵/, /tʰen⁵⁵/

Note:

tiang2 - vernacular;
ten2 - literary.

Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: qiang³ / qin³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiaŋ²¹³/, /t͡ɕʰin²¹³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhiáng
  - Hakka Romanization System: qiang`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: qiang³
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡ɕʰi̯aŋ³¹/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: qiang³
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡ɕʰiaŋ³¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: qing²
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕʰĩŋ⁵³/
Min Bei
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: chiǎng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiaŋ²¹/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: chiāng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiaŋ³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhéng
  - Tâi-lô: tshíng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zheang
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /t͡ɕʰiɪŋ⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕʰiɪŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /t͡ɕʰiɪŋ⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiáⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: tshiánn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chviar
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /t͡ɕʰiã⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /t͡ɕʰiã⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕʰiã⁴¹/

Note:

chhéng - literary;
chhiáⁿ - vernacular.

- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: cian²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshiáⁿ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰĩã⁵²/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: qin (T2)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰɪɲ³⁴/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: cin³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /t͡sʰin⁴¹/
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /t͡ɕʰin⁴¹/

Middle Chinese: /t͡sʰiᴇŋ^X/

Rime
Character	請
Reading #	2/3
Initial (聲)	清 (14)
Final (韻)	清 (121)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	七靜切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡sʰiᴇŋ^X/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡sʰiɛŋ^X/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡sʰiæŋ^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡sʰiajŋ^X/
Li Rong	/t͡sʰiɛŋ^X/
Wang Li	/t͡sʰĭɛŋ^X/
Bernard Karlgren	/t͡sʰi̯ɛŋ^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qǐng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	cing²

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*[tsʰ]eŋʔ/
(Zhengzhang): /*sʰleŋʔ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	請
Reading #	2/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	qǐng
Middle Chinese	‹ tshjeng^X ›
Old Chinese	/*[tsʰ]eŋʔ/
English	request
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	請
Reading #	1/3
No.	11340
Phonetic component	生
Rime group	耕
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	請
Old Chinese	/*sʰleŋʔ/

Definitions

請

to ask for; to request
請幾日假／请几日假 [Cantonese] ― ceng² gei² jat⁶ gaa³ [Jyutping] ― to request several days off (請假／请假)
- 陳恆弒其君，請討之。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  陈恒弑其君，请讨之。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
  Chén Héng shì qí jūn, qǐng tǎo zhī. [Pinyin]
  Chen Heng has slain his sovereign. I beg that you will undertake to punish him.
- 羿請不死之藥於西王母，姮娥竊以奔月 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  羿请不死之药于西王母，姮娥窃以奔月 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Huainanzi, 2^nd century BCE
  Yì qǐng bùsǐ zhī yào yú Xīwángmǔ, Héngé qiè yǐ bēn yuè [Pinyin]
  Hou Yi asked for the medicine of immortality from the Queen Mother of the West, [and] Chang'e stole it in order to escape to the moon
to ask
- 請子奉之，以主社稷。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  请子奉之，以主社稷。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4^th century BCE
  Qǐng zǐ fèng zhī, yǐ zhǔ shèjì. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this example)
to invite; to treat (to a meal, etc.)
如果你得閒，我想請你飲茶。 [Cantonese, trad.]
如果你得闲，我想请你饮茶。 [Cantonese, simp.]
jyu⁴ gwo² nei⁵ dak¹ haan⁴, ngo⁵ soeng² ceng² nei⁵ jam² caa⁴. [Jyutping]
If you are free, I would like to ask you out for yum cha.
to hire
請工人／请工人 ― qǐng gōngrén ― hire workers.
to carry or bring (a sacred or respectable thing)
展護衛，請聖旨！／展护卫，请圣旨！ ― Zhǎn hùwèi, qǐng shèngzhǐ! ― Royal Guard Zhan, bring out the royal edict!
please; kindly
請等待。／请等待。 ― Qǐng děngdài. ― Please wait.
(Internet slang, interjection) Used to form a retort.
(Can we add an example for this sense?)
a surname

Synonyms

(to ask for):

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Synonyms of 請

乞丐 (qǐgài) (archaic)
乞求 (qǐqiú)
哀告 (āigào)
哀求 (āiqiú)
央告 (yānggào)
央求 (yāngqiú)

求 (qiú)
沽情 (Min Nan)
祈求 (qíqiú) (to pray for)
祈祝 (qízhù) (literary)
要求 (yāoqiú)
乞憐／乞怜 (qǐlián) (to beg for pity)

憑／凭 (píng) (literary)
懇求／恳求 (kěnqiú)
懇請／恳请 (kěnqǐng)
煩請／烦请 (fánqǐng) (honorific, polite)
祝禱／祝祷 (zhùdǎo) (literary)
請求／请求 (qǐngqiú)

(to invite):

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相邀 (xiāngyāo) (formal)
有請／有请 (yǒuqǐng) (polite)

約請／约请 (yuēqǐng)
邀約／邀约 (yāoyuē) (literary)

邀請／邀请 (yāoqǐng)

(to hire):

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延聘 (yánpìn)
聘任 (pìnrèn)
聘用 (pìnyòng)

延攬／延揽 (yánlǎn) (literary)
搜羅／搜罗 (sōuluó)

羅致／罗致 (luózhì) (literary)
聘請／聘请 (pìnqǐng)

Compounds

Derived terms from 請

三催四請／三催四请 (sāncuīsìqǐng)
三請四喚／三请四唤
不情之請／不情之请 (bùqíngzhīqǐng)
不請自來／不请自来 (bùqǐngzìlái)
乞請／乞请
促請／促请 (cùqǐng)
催請／催请
僱請／雇请
公請／公请
函請／函请
力請／力请
參請／参请
另請高明／另请高明 (lìngqǐnggāomíng)
吃請／吃请
呈請／呈请 (chéngqǐng)
咨請／咨请
啟請／启请
回請／回请 (huíqǐng)
固請／固请
堅請／坚请
報請／报请 (bàoqǐng)
大請大受／大请大受
央請／央请
奉請／奉请
奏請／奏请 (zòuqǐng)
宴請／宴请 (yànqǐng)
干請／干请
延請／延请 (yánqǐng)
懇請／恳请 (kěnqǐng)
提請／提请 (tíqǐng)
搬請／搬请
擬請／拟请
擺請兒／摆请儿
敦請／敦请 (dūnqǐng)

敬請／敬请 (jìngqǐng)
普請／普请
有請／有请 (yǒuqǐng)
束縕請火／束缊请火
為民請命／为民请命
煩請／烦请 (fánqǐng)
申請／申请 (shēnqǐng)
申請書／申请书
祈請／祈请
禮請／礼请
管請／管请
籲請／吁请 (yùqǐng)
約請／约请 (yuēqǐng)
終軍請纓／终军请缨
老黃請醫／老黄请医
聘請／聘请 (pìnqǐng)
聲請／声请 (shēngqǐng)
訴請／诉请
說參請／说参请
請事／请事
請人客／请人客 (chhiáⁿ-lâng-kheh) (Min Nan)
請仙／请仙
請伏／请伏
請便／请便 (qǐngbiàn)
請假／请假 (qǐngjià)
請功受賞／请功受赏
請君入甕／请君入瓮 (qǐngjūnrùwèng)
請告／请告
請命／请命 (qǐngmìng)
請和／请和
請問／请问 (qǐngwèn)
請喚／请唤
請安／请安 (qǐng'ān)

請客／请客 (qǐngkè)
請帖／请帖 (qǐngtiě)
請急／请急
請援／请援
請教／请教 (qǐngjiào)
請期／请期
請柬／请柬 (qǐngjiǎn)
請業／请业
請求／请求 (qǐngqiú)
請求乃論／请求乃论
請求權／请求权
請益／请益
請示／请示 (qǐngshì)
請纓／请缨 (qǐngyīng)
請罪／请罪 (qǐngzuì)
請職／请职
請脈／请脉
請自隗始／请自隗始
請見／请见 (qǐngjiàn)
請訓／请训
請託／请托
請謁／请谒
請賞／请赏 (qǐngshǎng)
請購單／请购单
請辭／请辞
請雨／请雨
請願／请愿 (qǐngyuàn)
請願權／请愿权
負荊請罪／负荆请罪 (fùjīngqǐngzuì)
遍請／遍请 (biànqǐng)
邀請／邀请 (yāoqǐng)
邀請賽／邀请赛
陳請／陈请

Pronunciation 2

trad.		請
simp.		请

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qíng (qing²)
(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): king⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qíng
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cíng
  - Wade–Giles: chʻing²
  - Yale: chíng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyng
  - Palladius: цин (cin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: king⁴
  - Yale: kìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: king⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: king⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɪŋ²¹/

Middle Chinese: /d͡ziᴇŋ/

Rime
Character	請
Reading #	1/3
Initial (聲)	從 (15)
Final (韻)	清 (121)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	疾盈切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/d͡ziᴇŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/d͡ziɛŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/d͡ziæŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/d͡ziajŋ/
Li Rong	/d͡ziɛŋ/
Wang Li	/d͡zĭɛŋ/
Bernard Karlgren	/d͡zʱi̯ɛŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qíng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	cing⁴

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*m-tsʰeŋ/
(Zhengzhang): /*zleŋ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	請
Reading #	1/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	qíng
Middle Chinese	‹ dzjeng ›
Old Chinese	/*m-tsʰeŋ/
English	request, invite
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	請
Reading #	3/3
No.	11350
Phonetic component	生
Rime group	耕
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	情
Old Chinese	/*zleŋ/

Definitions

請

This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Compounds

Derived terms from 請

請佃／请佃
請俸／请俸

請受／请受
請奉／请奉

請給／请给

Pronunciation 3

trad.		請
simp.		请

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qīng (qing¹)
(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cing¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qīng
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cing
  - Wade–Giles: chʻing¹
  - Yale: chīng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ching
  - Palladius: цин (cin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: cing¹
  - Yale: chīng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsing¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: qing¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵/

Definitions

請

Only used in 請室／请室 (qīngshì).

Pronunciation 4

trad.		請
simp.		请

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jìng (jing⁴)
(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zing⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jìng
  - Wade–Giles: ching⁴
  - Yale: jìng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinq
  - Palladius: цзин (czin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zing⁶
  - Yale: jihng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzing⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: jing⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ²²/

Middle Chinese: /d͡ziᴇŋ^H/

Rime
Character	請
Reading #	3/3
Initial (聲)	從 (15)
Final (韻)	清 (121)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	疾政切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/d͡ziᴇŋ^H/
Pan Wuyun	/d͡ziɛŋ^H/
Shao Rongfen	/d͡ziæŋ^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/d͡ziajŋ^H/
Li Rong	/d͡ziɛŋ^H/
Wang Li	/d͡zĭɛŋ^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/d͡zʱi̯ɛŋ^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jìng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zing⁶

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*zleŋs/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	請
Reading #	2/3
No.	11346
Phonetic component	生
Rime group	耕
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	淨
Old Chinese	/*zleŋs/

Definitions

請

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Japanese

Shinjitai	請
Kyūjitai [1][2][3]	請󠄁 請+`󠄁`^? (Adobe-Japan1)
	請󠄃 請+`󠄃`^? (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho)
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Stroke order (Japan)

Kanji

請

(common “Jōyō” kanji)

beg; ask
ask; request
entertain sincerely
(普(ふ)請(しん)) donate to constructing a temple or a shrine
receive

Readings

From Middle Chinese 請 (MC t͡sʰiᴇŋ^X); compare Mandarin 請 (qǐng):

Go-on: しょう (shō)^{←しやう (syau, historical)}
Kan-on: せい (sei, Jōyō)
Tō-on: しん (shin, Jōyō ^†)

From Middle Chinese 請 (MC d͡ziᴇŋ); compare Mandarin 請 (qíng):

Go-on: じょう (jō)^{←じやう (zyau, historical)}
Kan-on: せい (sei, Jōyō)

From native Japanese roots:

Kun: こう (kou, 請う, Jōyō)^{←こふ (kofu, historical)}; うける (ukeru, 請ける, Jōyō)
Nanori: うけ (uke)

Compounds

請(うけ)負(おい) (ukeoi)
請(しょう)安(あん) (shōan)
請(しょう)益(やく) (shōyaku)
請(しょう)来(らい) (shōrai)
請(しん)仮(か) (shinka)
請(せい)謁(えつ) (seietsu)
請(せい)仮(か) (seika)
請(せい)願(がん) (seigan)
請(せい)寄(き) (seiki)
請(せい)期(き) (seiki)
請(せい)寄(き) (seiki)
請(せい)求(きゅう) (seikyū)
請(せい)訓(くん) (seikun)
請(せい)罪(ざい) (seizai)
請(せい)室(しつ) (seishitsu)
請(せい)属(しょく), 請(せい)嘱(しょく) (seishoku)
請(せい)託(たく), 請(せい)托(たく) (seitaku)
請(せい)祷(とう), 請(せい)禱(とう) (seitō)
請(せい)命(めい) (seimei)
請(せい)問(もん) (seimon)
請(せい)老(ろう) (seirō)
勧(かん)請(じょう) (kanjō)
懇(こん)請(せい) (konsei)
召(しょう)請(せい) (shōsei)
普(ふ)請(しん) (fushin)

Usage notes

The stroke order in Japanese differs slightly from Chinese, as shown.

Etymology

Kanji in this term
請
しょう Grade: S
goon

From Middle Chinese 請 (MC t͡sʰiᴇŋ^X).

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Goon

(Tokyo) しょー [shóꜜò] (Atamadaka – [1])[4]
IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ː]

Noun

請(しょう) • (shō) ^{←しやう (syau)^?}

request

References

“請”, in 漢字ぺディア (Kanjipedia)‎ (in Japanese), 日本漢字能力検定協会, 2015—2023
1914, 漢和大辭書 (Kanwa Dai Jisho, “The Great Kanji-Japanese Dictionary”) (in Japanese), page 1979 (paper), page 1041 (digital), Tōkyō: 興文社 (Kōbunsha)
1927, 新漢和辭典 (Shin Kanwa Jiten, “The New Kanji-Japanese Dictionary”) (in Japanese), page 1128 (paper), page 577 (digital), Ōsaka: 松雲堂 (Shōundō)
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja

請 (eumhun 청할 청 (cheonghal cheong))

Hanja form^? of 청 (“to ask; to beg; to request”).

Vietnamese

Han character

請: Hán Nôm readings: thỉnh, tính

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[1] “請”, in 漢字ぺディア (Kanjipedia)‎ (in Japanese), 日本漢字能力検定協会, 2015—2023

[2] 1914, 漢和大辭書 (Kanwa Dai Jisho, “The Great Kanji-Japanese Dictionary”) (in Japanese), page 1979 (paper), page 1041 (digital), Tōkyō: 興文社 (Kōbunsha)

[3] 1927, 新漢和辭典 (Shin Kanwa Jiten, “The New Kanji-Japanese Dictionary”) (in Japanese), page 1128 (paper), page 577 (digital), Ōsaka: 松雲堂 (Shōundō)

[DJR-4] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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