祈
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qí · to pray, to entreat, to beseech

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8Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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礻Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 祈

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Example sentences

Notice where 祈 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ huì gěi tā qí dǎo de.我会给他祈祷的。

I'll pray for him.

Source: Tatoeba #8514523 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zhèng zài wǒ de fáng jiān lǐ qí dǎo.我正在我的房间里祈祷。

I am praying in my room.

Source: Tatoeba #1778363 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ràng wǒ men qí dǎo tā xué dé hěn kuài ba.让我们祈祷他学得很快吧。

Let's pray he turns out to be a fast learner.

Source: Tatoeba #12047759 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ men yì qǐ qí dǎo zhè yàng de shì bié zài fā shēng le我们一起祈祷这样的事别再发生了

Let's just pray it never happens again.

Source: Tatoeba #2254352 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Dà jiā lái yì qǐ qí dǎo ba.大家来一起祈祷吧。

Let's all pray together.

Source: Tatoeba #8673587 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā měi tiān qí dǎo hǎo jǐ cì.他每天祈祷好几次。

He prays several times a day.

Source: Tatoeba #397137 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 祈 in context

  1. Say qí, then recall the core meaning: to pray, to entreat, to beseech.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 祈祷 (qí dǎo), meaning “to pray”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 祈 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.