懂中文 Dong Chinese

请

qǐng

please

Simplified form of 請. Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 青 represents the sound.

Components
讠 meaning component

讠  Meaning component

yán

  

speech

讠 is a component form of 言.

青 sound component

青  Sound component

qīng

  

green or blue

Evolution

请 Bronze script Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)
请 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
请 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
请 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

请 (請) 

qǐng

ask, request; invite; please; to ask; to invite; please (do sth); to treat (to a meal etc); to request

Most common words with 请
Freq.
Word
Meaning

请

to ask

申请

to apply for sth

邀请

to invite

请求

to request

请问

Excuse me, may I ask...?