懂中文 Dong Chinese

請

qǐng

please

Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 青 represents the sound.

Components
言 meaning component

言  Meaning component

yán

  

speech

青 sound component

青  Sound component

qīng

  

green or blue

Evolution

請 Bronze script Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)
請 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
請 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
請 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

请 (請) 

qǐng

ask, request; invite; please; to ask; to invite; please (do sth); to treat (to a meal etc); to request

Most common words with 請
Freq.
Word
Meaning

请

to ask

申请

to apply for sth

邀请

to invite

请求

to request

请问

Excuse me, may I ask...?