請

請 (Kangxi radical 149, 言+8, 15 strokes, cangjie input 卜口手一月 (YRQMB), four-corner 0562₇, composition ⿰訁青 or ⿰訁靑)

• 𡃑

• Kangxi Dictionary: 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

Historical forms of the character 請
Warring States	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Chu slip and silk script	Small seal script

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

請

1. to ask; 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)

   請你不要把我當傻子。 [MSC, trad.]
   请你不要把我当傻子。 [MSC, simp.]

   Qǐng nǐ bùyào bǎ wǒ dànɡ shǎzi. [Pinyin]

   Please don't treat me like a fool.

   我請他幫我買東西。 [MSC, trad.]
   我请他帮我买东西。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ qǐng tā bāng wǒ mǎi dōngxi. [Pinyin]

   I asked him to buy something for me.

   • 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.

   • 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 usage example)

   • 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

   1. kindly allow me to...

      • 顏淵曰：「回雖不敏，請事斯語矣。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
        颜渊曰：“回虽不敏，请事斯语矣。” [Classical Chinese, simp.]

        From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

        Yán Yuān yuē: “Huí suī bù mǐn, qǐng shì sī yǔ yǐ.” [Pinyin]

        Yan Yuan then said, "Though I am deficient in intelligence and vigor, I will make it my business to practice this lesson."

      • 王好戰，請以戰喻。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
        王好战，请以战喻。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

        From: Mencius, c. 4^th century BCE

        Wáng hàozhàn, qǐng yǐ zhàn yù. [Pinyin]

        Your majesty is fond of war - let me take an illustration from war.

2. to ask
3. to greet; to ask how someone is

   請安／请安  ―  qǐng'ān  ―  to pay respect (to someone senior)

   • 陸生往請，直入坐，而陳丞相方深念，不時見陸生。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     陆生往请，直入坐，而陈丞相方深念，不时见陆生。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE

     Lù shēng wǎng qǐng, zhí rù zuò, ér Chén chéngxiàng fāng shēnniàn, bùshí jiàn Lù shēng. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

4. to invite; to treat (to a meal, etc.)

   不請自來／不请自来  ―  bùqǐngzìlái  ―  to turn up without being invited

   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.

5. to hire

   請工人／请工人  ―  qǐng gōngrén  ―  hire workers.

   佢冇錢請律師。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   佢冇钱请律师。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   keoi⁵ mou⁵ cin^4-2 ceng² leot⁶ si¹. [Jyutping]

   He does not have the money to hire a lawyer.

6. to carry or bring (a sacred or respectable thing)

   請神／请神  ―  qǐng shén  ―  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   展護衛，請聖旨！／展护卫，请圣旨！  ―  Zhǎn hùwèi, qǐng shèngzhǐ!  ―  Royal Guard Zhan, bring out the royal edict!

7. please; kindly

   請稍候。／请稍候。  ―  Qǐng shāohòu.  ―  Just a moment, please

   請坐／请坐 [Cantonese]  ―  ceng² co⁵ [Jyutping]  ―  Please be seated.

8. (Internet slang, interjection) Used to form a retort.

   (Can we add an example for this sense?)

9. a surname

• (to ask for):

• (to invite):

• (to hire):

請

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請

1. Only used in 請室／请室 (qīngshì).

請

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• “Entry #11414”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.

(common “Jōyō” kanji)

1. beg; ask
2. ask; request
3. entertain sincerely
4. (普(ふ)請(しん)) donate to constructing a temple or a shrine
5. receive

From Middle Chinese 請 (MC tshjengX); compare Mandarin 請／请 (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 dzjeng); compare Mandarin 請／请 (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, 請ふ, historical)}; うける (ukeru, 請ける, Jōyō)
• Nanori: うけ (uke)

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

From Middle Chinese 請 (MC tshjengX).

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

請(しょう) • (shō) ^{←しやう (syau)?}

1. request

請 (eumhun 청할 청 (cheonghal cheong))

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

請: Hán Việt readings: thỉnh, tình, tính
請: Nôm readings: thảnh, thín, thinh

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