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English translations
to request, to invite, please, Will you please?, to ask for
Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 请 ( qĭng ) correctly?"
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers. This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
请 ( qing / qĭng ) in traditional characters
請
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 请 ( qing / qĭng ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication. If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ŏ, ù).
Qing ba ni de shou gei wo.
Qĭng bă nĭ de shŏu gĕi wŏ. – English translation: Please give me your hand.
请 is composed of 10 strokes and therefore is of average complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).
Tags and additional information (Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
to apply | to ask for advice
请 ( qing / qĭng ) belongs to the 500 most common Chinese characters (rank 297)
Chinese example words containing the character 请 ( qing / qĭng )
请算账吧 ( qĭng suànzhàng ba = check, please! ),请假 ( qĭngjià = to ask for leave ),请客 ( qĭngkè = to stand treat ),请问 ( qĭngwèn = may I ask ),申请 ( shēnqĭng = to apply ),邀请 ( yāoqĭng = to invite )