View source for 請

{{also|请}}
{{character info}}
{{character info|0xfabb}}
==Translingual==
{{stroke order|type=canimate}}
<div style="float:right;">{{stroke order|type=janimate}}</div>

===Han character===
{{Han char|rn=149|rad=言|as=08|sn=15|four=05627|canj=YRQMB|ids=⿰訁青,⿰訁靑}}

====Derived characters====
* {{l|mul|[[𡃑]]}}

====References====
{{Han ref|kx=1167.180|dkj=35640|dj=1632.280|hdz=63981.030|uh=8ACB|ud=35531|bh=BDD0|bd=48592}}
{{Han ref|uh=FABB}}

==Chinese==

===Glyph origin===
{{Han etym}}
{{Han compound|言|青|c1=s|c2=p|t1=say|ls=psc}}.

===Pronunciation 1===
{{zh-forms|s=请|ss=𰵕}}
{{zh-pron
|m=qǐng
|m-s=qin3
|dg=чин2
|c=ceng2,cing2
|c_note=ceng2 - vernacular; cing2 - literary
|c-t=tiang2,ten2
|c-t_note=tiang2 - vernacular; ten2 - literary
|g=qiang3/qin3
|h=pfs=chhiáng;gd=qiang3
|j=qing2
|mb=chiǎng
|md=chiāng
|mda=Cdo please.ogg
|mn=ml,jj,tw,ph:chhiáⁿ/ml,jj,tw,ph:chhéng
|mn_note=chhiáⁿ - vernacular (“to invite; to hire; to treat to a meal; please; to enshrine and worship; goodbye”); chhéng - literary
|mn-t=cian2
|w=sh:5chin
|x=cin3
|ma=y
|mc=2
|oc=2,1
|cat=v,adv,pn,interjection
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# to [[ask]]; to [[ask]] for; to [[request]]
#: {{zh-x|請 幾 日 假{gaa3}|to '''request''' several days off ({{zh-m|請假|tr=-}})|C}}
#: {{zh-x|請 你 不要 把 我 當{dànɡ} 傻子{zi}。|Please don't treat me like a fool.}}
#: {{zh-x|我 請 他 幫 我 買 東西{xi}。|I asked him to buy something for me.}}
#* {{zh-x|^陳 ^恆 弒 其 君，請 討 之。|Chen Heng has slain his sovereign. I '''beg''' that you will undertake to punish him.|ref=Analects}}
#* {{zh-x|請 子 奉 之，以 主 社稷。||ref=Zuozhuan}}
#* {{zh-x|^羿 請 不死 之 藥 於 ^西王母，^姮{héng}娥 竊 以 奔 月|{{w|Hou Yi}} '''asked for''' the medicine of immortality from the {{w|Queen Mother of the West}}, [and] {{w|Chang'e}} stole it in order to escape to the moon|ref=Huainanzi}}
## [[kindly]] allow me to...
##* {{zh-x|^顏 ^淵 曰：「^回 雖 不 敏，請 事 斯 語 矣。」|Yan Yuan then said, "Though I am deficient in intelligence and vigor, I will make it my business to practice this lesson."|ref=Analects}}
##* {{zh-x|王 好{hào}戰，請 以 戰 喻。|Your majesty is fond of war - '''let me''' take an illustration from war.|ref=Mencius}}
# to [[ask]]
# to [[greet]]; to [[ask]] how someone is
#: {{zh-co|請安|to pay respect (to someone senior)}}
#* {{zh-x|陸 生 往 請，直 入 坐，而 ^陳 丞相 方 深念，不時 見 ^陸 生。||ref=Shiji}}
# to [[invite]]; to [[treat]] (to a [[meal]], etc.)
#: {{zh-co|不請自來|to turn up without being invited}}
#: {{zh-x|如果 你 得閒{haan4}，我 想 請 你 飲茶。|If you are free, I would like to ask you out for [[yum cha]].|C}}
# to [[hire]]
#: {{zh-x|請 工人|'''hire''' workers.}}
#: {{zh-x|佢 冇 錢{cin4-2} 請 律師。|He does not have the money to '''hire''' a lawyer.|C}}
# to [[carry]] or [[bring]] (a [[sacred]] or [[respectable]] [[thing]])
#: {{zh-co|請 神|}}
#: {{zh-x|展 護衛，請 聖旨！|Royal Guard Zhan, '''bring out''' the royal edict!}}
# [[please]]; [[kindly]]
#: {{zh-x|請 稍候。|Just a moment, please}}
#: {{zh-co|請 坐|Please be seated.|C}}
# {{lb|zh|dated}} to [[buy]] [[holy]] [[sacrificial]] [[object]]s {{gl|such as joss sticks, candles, paper horses, etc.}}
# {{lb|zh|Mainland|_|Hokkien}} to [[enshrine]] and [[worship]]; to [[consecrate]]
# {{lb|zh|Mainland|_|Hokkien}} [[goodbye]]; [[see you later]]
# {{lb|zh|internet slang|interjection}} Used to form a [[retort]].
#: {{rfex|zh}}
# {{surname|zh}}

=====Synonyms=====
* {{s|to ask for}}
{{syn-saurus|zh|哀求}}
* {{s|to invite}}
{{syn-saurus|zh|邀請}}
* {{s|to hire}}
{{syn-saurus|zh|聘請}}
* {{s|to enshrine and worship}}
{{syn-saurus|zh|祭祀}}

====Compounds====
{{col3|zh|請柬|三催四請|大請大受|咨請|催請|公請|另請高明|不請自來|乞請|回請|延請|促請|干請|奏請|三請四喚|宴請|不情之請|函請|奉請|央請|呈請|固請|報請|堅請|僱請|參請|吃請|力請|敬請|申請|敦請|禮請|普請|祈請|搬請|擬請|啟請|懇請|有請|提請|申請書|為民請命|煩請|束縕請火|擺請兒|請業|聲請|請客|請益|請求|請事|管請|請君入甕|訴請|籲請|請和|請求乃論|請假|請示|請賞|聘請|請便|請託|請命|請求權|請安|請功受賞|請見|請急|請辭|遍請|請期|請雨|請告|負荊請罪|陳請|邀請|請伏|說參請|終軍請纓|請帖|請購單|請罪|請願權|老黃請醫|請願|請謁|請訓|請自隗始|請職|請纓|請援|請喚|請問|請仙|邀請賽|請教|請脈|約請|nan:請人客<tr:chhiáⁿ-lâng-kheh>}}

===Pronunciation 2===
{{zh-forms|s=请}}
{{zh-pron
|m=qíng
|c=king4
|h=pfs=
|md=
|mn=
|w=
|mc=1
|oc=1,3
|cat=n,v
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# {{rfdef|zh}}

====Compounds====
{{col3|zh|請受|請俸|請奉|請給|請佃}}

===Pronunciation 3===
{{zh-forms|s=请}}
{{zh-pron
|m=qīng
|c=cing1
|h=pfs=
|md=
|mn=
|w=
|mc=
|oc=
|cat=n,v
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# {{zh-only|請室}}

===Pronunciation 4===
{{zh-forms|s=请}}
{{zh-pron
|m=jìng
|c=zing6
|h=pfs=
|md=
|mn=
|w=
|mc=3
|oc=n,2
|cat=n,v
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# {{rfdef|zh}}

===Further reading===
* {{thcwd|11414}}

{{cat|cmn|Beginning Mandarin|Religion}}

==Japanese==
{{ja-kanji forms-IVS
|vs1=01
|vs2=03
|col-vs1=aj
|col-vs2=hdmj
|pic-vs1=U8acb-kyu.svg
|ref={{R:Kanjipedia|0003928300}}
|ref2={{R:ja:KDJ|1979|1041}}
|ref3={{R:ja:SKJ|1128|577}}
}}
{{stroke order|strokes=15|type=jbw}}

===Kanji===
{{ja-kanji|grade=c|rs=言08}}

# [[beg]]; [[ask]]
# ask; [[request]]
# [[entertain]] sincerely
# ({{ja-r|普%請|ふ%しん|rom=-}}) [[donate]] to constructing a [[temple]] or a [[shrine]]
# [[receive]]

====Readings====
From {{der|ja|ltc|-}} {{ltc-l|請|id=2}}; compare {{cog|cmn|請|tr=qǐng}}:
{{ja-readings
|goon=しょう<しやう
|kanon=せい
|toon=しん
}}
From {{der|ja|ltc|-}} {{ltc-l|請|id=1}}; compare {{cog|cmn|請|tr=qíng}}:
{{ja-readings
|goon=じょう<じやう
|kanon=せい
}}
From native {{w|Japanese_language|Japanese}} roots:
{{ja-readings
|kun=こ-う<こ-ふ, う-ける
|nanori=うけ
}}

====Compounds====
{{top3}}{{ja-r/multi|data=
* {{ja-r/args|請%負|うけ%おい}}
* {{ja-r/args|請%安|しょう%あん}}
* {{ja-r/args|請%益|しょう%やく}}
* {{ja-r/args|請%来|しょう%らい}}
* {{ja-r/args|請%仮|しん%か}}
* {{ja-r/args|請%謁|せい%えつ}}
* {{ja-r/args|請%仮|せい%か}}
* {{ja-r/args|請%願|せい%がん}}
* {{ja-r/args|請%寄|せい%き}}
* {{ja-r/args|請%期|せい%き}}
* {{ja-r/args|請%寄|せい%き}}
* {{ja-r/args|請%求|せい%きゅう}}
* {{ja-r/args|請%訓|せい%くん}}
* {{ja-r/args|請%罪|せい%ざい}}
* {{ja-r/args|請%室|せい%しつ}}
* {{ja-r/args|請%属|せい%しょく|rom=-}}, {{ja-r/args|請%嘱|せい%しょく}}
* {{ja-r/args|請%託|せい%たく|rom=-}}, {{ja-r/args|請%托|せい%たく}}
* {{ja-r/args|請%祷|せい%とう|rom=-}}, {{ja-r/args|請%禱|せい%とう}}
* {{ja-r/args|請%命|せい%めい}}
* {{ja-r/args|請%問|せい%もん}}
* {{ja-r/args|請%老|せい%ろう}}
* {{ja-r/args|勧%請|かん%じょう}}
* {{ja-r/args|懇%請|こん%せい}}
* {{ja-r/args|召%請|しょう%せい}}
* {{ja-r/args|普%請|ふ%しん}}
}}{{bottom}}

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

===Etymology===
{{ja-kanjitab|しょう|yomi=goon}}
From {{der|ja|ltc|sort=しょう|-}} {{ltc-l|請|id=2}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{ja-pron|しょう|acc=1|acc_ref=DJR}}

===Noun===
{{ja-noun|しょう|hhira=しやう}}

# [[request]]

===References===
<references/>

==Korean==

===Hanja===
{{ko-hanja|청하다|청할|청}}

# {{hanja form of|청|to ask; to beg; to request}}

==Vietnamese==

===Han character===
{{vi-readings|reading=|rs=言08|hanviet=thỉnh, tình, tính|nom=thảnh, thín, thinh}}

# {{rfdef|vi|sort=言08}}