qí
pray
Phonosemantic compound. 礻 represents the meaning and 斤 represents the sound.
Evolution
Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze script
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 祈
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
to pray | ||
to pray | ||
to pray for | ||
to pray for blessings | ||
to hope |
Sources