懂中文 Dong Chinese

禱

dǎo

pray

Phonosemantic compound. 礻 represents the meaning and 壽 represents the sound.

Components
礻 meaning component

礻  Meaning component

shì

  

show

礻 is a component form of 示.

壽 sound component

壽  Sound component

shòu

  

old age

Evolution

禱 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

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

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

祷 (禱) 

dǎo

pray; entreat, beg, plead; prayer; supplication

Most common words with 禱
Freq.
Word
Meaning

祈祷

to pray

祷告

to pray

祷

prayer

祷文

litany (text of a prayer)

默祷

silent prayer