祈 Stroke Order — How to Write 祈

Stroke Order

祈 is written in 9 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 礻, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

祈 Radical and Character Components

Components:礻斤

祈 is a phono-semantic compound: 礻 (spirit) carries the meaning, while 斤 indicates the sound.

Radical: 礻 + 4 more strokes

祈 Pronunciation and Pinyin

Meanings of 祈 in Chinese

qí祈

To pray to a deity for blessings or good fortune; to make an earnest wish for something good to happen.

我祈祷家人平安健康。

I pray for my family's peace and health.

To request or pray for; to implore or hope for.

我祈望她能早日康复。

I pray/hope that she can recover soon.

Common Words and Phrases with 祈

qí祈dǎo祷

To pray or say one's prayers, often to a god or spiritual entity.

每天晚上，他都会为家人的健康和幸福默默祈祷。

Every night, he silently prays for the health and happiness of his family.

qí祈fú福

to pray for blessings

每逢春节，许多人都会去寺庙祈福，希望家人平安健康，生活幸福美满。

Every Spring Festival, many people visit temples to pray for blessings, hoping for their families' safety, health, and a happy and fulfilling life.

qí祈nián年

Pray for a year of abundance.

每年春天，村民们都会举行盛大而庄严的仪式，祈年五谷丰登，风调雨顺。

Every spring, villagers hold grand and solemn ceremonies, praying for a bountiful harvest and favorable weather.

qí祈qǐng请shǐ使

An envoy dispatched to seek peace, particularly from the Southern Song Dynasty to the Yuan Dynasty.

在漫长的冬季过后，饱受饥荒困扰的部落首领决定派遣祈请使，前往邻近富庶的城邦，希望能达成一份互助互利的协定，以避免进一步的冲突。

After a long winter, the chieftain of the famine-stricken tribe decided to dispatch a special envoy (祈请使) to the neighboring prosperous city-state, hoping to reach a mutually beneficial agreement to avoid further conflict.

qí祈qiú求

To pray or make an earnest and humble request, often to a deity or a superior.