pray

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
礻 meaning component

  Meaning component

shì

  

show

is a component form of .

斤 sound component

  Sound component

jīn

  

axe

Evolution

祈 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
祈 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
祈 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

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

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

pray; entreat, beseech; to implore; to pray; to request

Most common words with 祈
Freq.
Word
Meaning

祈祷

to pray

to pray

祈求

to pray for

祈福

to pray for blessings

祈望

to hope