The character 请 — “ask”: how to write it and what it means
ask; please
The Chinese character 请 is read qǐng and means “ask; please”. Below: the stroke order step by step, what the character is made of and the words it appears in.
Stroke order: how to write 请
请 has 10 strokes. At each step the new stroke is highlighted — write them in the same order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical, a frame before what is inside it, and the bottom stroke of the frame last.
To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for 请, with strokes to trace and empty squares.
What 请 is made of
On the left, 讠 “speech”: you ask with words.
The parts of a character hint at its meaning or its reading — more in the article “Chinese character radicals”.
Words with 请
- 请问excuse me, may I askHSK 1
- 请客treat, pick up the tabHSK 3
- 请假ask for time offHSK 3
- 邀请invite; invitationHSK 4
- 申请applyHSK 4
- 请求request; request (n.)HSK 5
- 请教ask for adviceHSK 5
- 聘请hire, engageHSK 5
Frequently asked questions
How do you write the character 请?
请 has 10 strokes. They follow the usual rules: top to bottom, left to right, horizontal before vertical, outside before inside. The order of each stroke is shown on this page.
What does 请 mean?
请 means “ask; please”. It appears in 请问 (“excuse me”), 请客 (“treat”), 请假 (“ask for time off”), 邀请 (“invite”).
How do you pronounce 请?
请 is read qǐng. The tone is part of the reading: with another melody it becomes another syllable.
How many strokes does 请 have?
10 strokes.
More characters on the page “Chinese characters with meanings” and in the list of HSK characters by level; whole words are in the dictionary.
Write 请 yourself
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