# 請

| 請 | U+8ACB, &#35531; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8ACB |
| ← 諊 [U+8ACA] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 諌 → [U+8ACC] |
| 請 | U+FABB, &#64187; CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-FABB |
| ← 諸 [U+FABA] | CJK Compatibility Ideographs | 謁 → [U+FABC] |

## Translingual
### Han character

請 (Kangxi radical 149, 言+8, 15 strokes, cangjie input 卜口手一月 (YRQMB), four-corner 0562$_7$, composition ⿰訁青 or ⿰訁靑)

#### Derived characters

* 𡃑

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1167, character 18
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 35640
* Dae Jaweon: page 1632, character 28
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3981, character 3
* Unihan data for U+8ACB
* Unihan data for U+FABB

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 請 :
| Warring States | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) |
| Chu slip and silk script | Small seal script |
| | Old Chinese |
| 猜 | *sʰlɯː |
| 輤 | *sʰleːns |
| 綪 | *sʰleːns, *ʔsreːŋ |
| 倩 | *sʰleːns, *sʰleŋs |
| 棈 | *sʰleːns |
| 蒨 | *sʰeːns |
| 篟 | *sʰeːns |
| 生 | *sʰleːŋ, *sreŋs |
| 牲 | *sreŋ |
| 笙 | *sreŋ |
| 甥 | *sreŋ |
| 鉎 | *sreŋ, *sleːŋ |
| 珄 | *sreŋ |
| 鼪 | *sreŋ, *sreŋs |
| 猩 | *sreŋ, *seːŋ |
| 狌 | *sreŋ |
| 眚 | *sreŋʔ |
| 貹 | *sreŋs |
| 崝 | *zreːŋ |
| 精 | *ʔsleŋ, *ʔsleŋs |
| 菁 | *ʔsleŋ |
| 鶄 | *ʔsleŋ, *sʰleːŋ |
| 蜻 | *ʔsleŋ, *sʰleːŋ |
| 鼱 | *ʔsleŋ |
| 婧 | *ʔsleŋ, *zleŋs, *zleŋʔ |
| 睛 | *ʔsleŋ, *sʰleŋʔ |
| 箐 | *ʔsleŋ |
| 聙 | *ʔsleŋ |
| 旌 | *ʔsleŋ |
| 清 | *sʰleŋ |
| 圊 | *sʰleŋ |
| 請 | *sʰleŋʔ, *zleŋs, *zleŋ |
| 凊 | *sʰleŋs |
| 䝼 | *zleŋs, *zleŋ |
| 靚 | *zleŋs |
| 情 | *zleŋ |
| 晴 | *zleŋ |
| 夝 | *zleŋ |
| 靜 | *zleŋʔ |
| 靖 | *zleŋʔ |
| 睲 | *seŋʔ, *seːŋs |
| 惺 | *seŋʔ, *seːŋ |
| 性 | *sleŋs |
| 姓 | *sleŋs |
| 靗 | *l̥ʰeŋs |
| 鯖 | *ʔljeŋ, *sʰleːŋ |
| 青 | *sʰleːŋ |
| 靘 | *sʰleːŋ, *sʰleːŋs |
| 掅 | *sʰleːŋs |
| 胜 | *sleːŋ |
| 曐 | *sleːŋ |
| 星 | *sleːŋ |
| 鮏 | *sleːŋ |
| 腥 | *seːŋ, *seːŋs |
| 鯹 | *seːŋ |
| 醒 | *seːŋ, *seːŋʔ, *seːŋs |
| 篂 | *seːŋ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *sʰleŋʔ, *zleŋs, *zleŋ): semantic 言 (“say”) + phonetic 青 (OC *sʰleːŋ).

### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): qǐng (qing$^3$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥˇ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): qin$^3$
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): чин (čin, II)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ceng$^2$ / cing$^2$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): tiang$^2$ / ten$^2$
* Gan (Wiktionary): qiang$^3$ / qin$^3$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): chhiáng
    (Hailu, HRS): ciang$^ˊ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): qiang$^3$
* Jin (Wiktionary): qing$^2$
* Northern Min (KCR): chiǎng
* Eastern Min (BUC): chiāng
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): cia$^3$ / ciaⁿ$^3$ / cing$^3$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): chhiáⁿ / chhéng
    (Teochew, Peng'im): cian$^2$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$chin
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): cin$^3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: qǐng
*** Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: cǐng
*** Wade–Giles: chʻing$^3$
*** Yale: chǐng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiing
*** Palladius: цин (cin)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰiŋ²¹⁴/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: qin$^3$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: kin
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰin⁵³/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: чин (čin, II)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵¹/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ceng$^2$ / cing$^2$
*** Yale: chéng / chíng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tseng$^2$ / tsing$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: céng$^2$ / qing$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰɛːŋ³⁵/, /t͡sʰɪŋ³⁵/
* ceng2 - vernacular;
* cing2 - literary.
* Middle Chinese: tshjengX
Rime :
| Character | 請 |
| Reading # | 2/3 |
| Initial (聲) | 清 (14) |
| Final (韻) | 清 (121) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 七靜切 |
| Baxter | tshjengX |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /t͡sʰiᴇŋ$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /t͡sʰiɛŋ$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /t͡sʰiæŋ$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /t͡sʰiajŋ$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /t͡sʰiɛŋ$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /t͡sʰĭɛŋ$^X$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /t͡sʰi̯ɛŋ$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | qǐng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | cing$^2$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*[tsʰ]eŋʔ/
    (Zhengzhang): /*sʰleŋʔ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 請 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | qǐng |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ tshjeng$^X$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*[tsʰ]eŋʔ/ |
| English | request |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 請 |
| Reading # | 1/3 |
| No. | 11340 |
| Phonetic component | 生 |
| Rime group | 耕 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 請 |
| Old Chinese | /*sʰleŋʔ/ |

#### Definitions

請
* to ask; to ask for; to request
    請幾日假／请几日假 [Cantonese] ― ceng$^2$ gei$^2$ jat$^6$ gaa$^3$ [Jyutping] ― to request several days off (請假／请假)
       Qǐng nǐ bùyào bǎ wǒ dànɡ shǎzi. [Pinyin]
       Please don't treat me like a fool.
       Wǒ qǐng tā bāng wǒ mǎi dōngxi. [Pinyin]
       I asked him to buy something for me.
    From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
    Chén Héng shì qí jūn, qǐng tǎo zhī. [Pinyin]
    Chen Heng has slain his sovereign. I beg that you will undertake to punish him.
    From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4th century BCE
    Qǐng zǐ fèng zhī, yǐ zhǔ shèjì. [Pinyin]
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    From: Huainanzi, 2nd century BCE
    Yì qǐng bùsǐ zhī yào yú Xīwángmǔ, Héng'é qiè yǐ bēn yuè [Pinyin]
    Hou Yi asked for the medicine of immortality from the Queen Mother of the West, [and] Chang'e stole it in order to escape to the moon
** kindly allow me to...
    From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
    Yán Yuān yuē: “Huí suī bù mǐn, qǐng shì sī yǔ yǐ.” [Pinyin]
    Yan Yuan then said, "Though I am deficient in intelligence and vigor, I will make it my business to practice this lesson."
    From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE
    Wáng hàozhàn, qǐng yǐ zhàn yù. [Pinyin]
    Your majesty is fond of war - let me take an illustration from war.
* to ask
* to greet; to ask how someone is
    請安／请安 ― qǐng'ān ― to pay respect (to someone senior)
    From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
    Lù shēng wǎng qǐng, zhí rù zuò, ér Chén chéngxiàng fāng shēnniàn, bùshí jiàn Lù shēng. [Pinyin]
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
* to invite; to treat (to a meal, etc.)
    不請自來／不请自来 ― bùqǐngzìlái ― to turn up without being invited
       jyu$^4$ gwo$^2$ nei$^5$ dak$^1$ haan$^4$, ngo$^5$ soeng$^2$ ceng$^2$ nei$^5$ jam$^2$ caa$^4$. [Jyutping]
       If you are free, I would like to ask you out for yum cha.
* to hire
    請工人／请工人 ― qǐng gōngrén ― hire workers.
       keoi$^5$ mou$^5$ cin$^{4-2}$ ceng$^2$ leot$^6$ si$^1$. [Jyutping]
       He does not have the money to hire a lawyer.
* to carry or bring (a sacred or respectable thing)
    請神／请神 ― qǐng shén ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
       Zhǎn hùwèi, qǐng shèngzhǐ! [Pinyin]
       Royal Guard Zhan, bring out the royal edict!
* please; kindly
    請稍候。／请稍候。 ― Qǐng shāohòu. ― Just a moment, please
    請坐／请坐 [Cantonese] ― ceng$^2$ co$^5$ [Jyutping] ― Please be seated.
* (dated) to buy holy sacrificial objects (such as joss sticks, candles, paper horses, etc.)
* (Mainland China Hokkien) to enshrine and worship; to consecrate
* (Mainland China Hokkien) goodbye; see you later
* (Internet slang, interjection) Used to form a retort.
    (Can we add an example for this sense?)
* a surname

##### Synonyms

* (to ask for):
* 乞丐 (qǐgài) (archaic)
* 乞憐 / 乞怜 (qǐlián) (to beg for pity)
* 乞求 (qǐqiú)
* 哀告 (āigào)
* 哀求 (āiqiú)
* 央告 (yānggào)
* 央求 (yāngqiú)
* 憑 / 凭 (píng) (literary)
* 懇求 / 恳求 (kěnqiú)
* 懇請 / 恳请 (kěnqǐng)
* 求 (qiú)
* 沽情 (Hokkien)
* 煩請 / 烦请 (fánqǐng) (honorific, polite)
* 祈求 (qíqiú) (to pray for)
* 祈祝 (qízhù) (literary)
* 祝禱 / 祝祷 (zhùdǎo) (literary)
* 要求 (yāoqiú)
* 請求 / 请求 (qǐngqiú)
* (to invite):
* 有請 / 有请 (yǒuqǐng) (polite)
* 相邀 (xiāngyāo) (formal)
* 約請 / 约请 (yuēqǐng)
* 邀 (yāo)
* 邀約 / 邀约 (yāoyuē) (literary)
* 邀請 / 邀请 (yāoqǐng)
* (to hire):
* 延攬 / 延揽 (yánlǎn) (literary)
* 延聘 (yánpìn)
* 搜羅 / 搜罗 (sōuluó)
* 羅致 / 罗致 (luózhì) (literary)
* 聘任 (pìnrèn)
* 聘用 (pìnyòng)
* 聘請 / 聘请 (pìnqǐng)
* (to enshrine and worship):
* 享祭 (xiǎngjì) (literary)
* 供奉 (gòngfèng)
* 吉禮 / 吉礼 (jílǐ) (literary)
* 奉祀 (fèngsì)
* 服侍 (Hokkien)
* 獻祭 / 献祭 (xiànjì) (literary)
* 祭獻 / 祭献 (jìxiàn) (literary)
* 祭祀 (jìsì)

#### Compounds

* 三催四請 / 三催四请 (sāncuīsìqǐng)
* 三請四喚 / 三请四唤
* 不情之請 / 不情之请 (bùqíngzhīqǐng)
* 不請自來 / 不请自来 (bùqǐngzìlái)
* 乞請 / 乞请
* 促請 / 促请 (cùqǐng)
* 催請 / 催请
* 僱請 / 雇请
* 公請 / 公请
* 函請 / 函请
* 力請 / 力请
* 參請 / 参请
* 另請高明 / 另请高明 (lìngqǐnggāomíng)
* 吃請 / 吃请 (chīqǐng)
* 呈請 / 呈请 (chéngqǐng)
* 咨請 / 咨请
* 回請 / 回请 (huíqǐng)
* 固請 / 固请
* 堅請 / 坚请
* 報請 / 报请 (bàoqǐng)
* 大請大受 / 大请大受
* 央請 / 央请
* 奉請 / 奉请
* 奏請 / 奏请 (zòuqǐng)
* 宴請 / 宴请 (yànqǐng)
* 干請
* 延請 / 延请 (yánqǐng)
* 懇請 / 恳请 (kěnqǐng)
* 提請 / 提请 (tíqǐng)
* 搬請 / 搬请
* 擬請 / 拟请
* 擺請兒 / 摆请儿
* 啟請 / 启请
* 敦請 / 敦请 (dūnqǐng)
* 敬請 / 敬请 (jìngqǐng)
* 普請 / 普请
* 有請 / 有请 (yǒuqǐng)
* 束縕請火 / 束缊请火
* 為民請命 / 为民请命
* 煩請 / 烦请 (fánqǐng)
* 申請 / 申请 (shēnqǐng)
* 申請書 / 申请书 (shēnqǐngshū)
* 祈請 / 祈请
* 禮請 / 礼请
* 管請 / 管请
* 籲請 / 吁请 (yùqǐng)
* 約請 / 约请 (yuēqǐng)
* 終軍請纓 / 终军请缨
* 老黃請醫 / 老黄请医
* 聘請 / 聘请 (pìnqǐng)
* 聲請 / 声请 (shēngqǐng)
* 訴請 / 诉请 (sùqǐng)
* 說參請 / 说参请
* 請事 / 请事
* 請人客 / 请人客 (chhiáⁿ-lâng-kheh) (Min Nan)
* 請仙 / 请仙
* 請伏 / 请伏
* 請便 / 请便 (qǐngbiàn)
* 請假 / 请假 (qǐngjià)
* 請功受賞 / 请功受赏
* 請告 / 请告
* 請君入甕 / 请君入瓮 (qǐngjūnrùwèng)
* 請命 / 请命 (qǐngmìng)
* 請和 / 请和
* 請問 / 请问 (qǐngwèn)
* 請喚 / 请唤
* 請安 / 请安 (qǐng'ān)
* 請客 / 请客 (qǐngkè)
* 請帖 / 请帖 (qǐngtiě)
* 請急 / 请急
* 請援 / 请援
* 請教 / 请教 (qǐngjiào)
* 請期 / 请期
* 請柬 / 请柬 (qǐngjiǎn)
* 請業 / 请业
* 請求 / 请求 (qǐngqiú)
* 請求乃論 / 请求乃论
* 請求權 / 请求权
* 請益 / 请益 (qǐngyì)
* 請示 / 请示 (qǐngshì)
* 請纓 / 请缨 (qǐngyīng)
* 請罪 / 请罪 (qǐngzuì)
* 請職 / 请职
* 請脈 / 请脉
* 請自隗始 / 请自隗始
* 請見 / 请见 (qǐngjiàn)
* 請託 / 请托
* 請訓 / 请训
* 請謁 / 请谒
* 請賞 / 请赏 (qǐngshǎng)
* 請購單 / 请购单
* 請辭 / 请辞 (qǐngcí)
* 請雨 / 请雨
* 請願 / 请愿 (qǐngyuàn)
* 請願權 / 请愿权
* 負荊請罪 / 负荆请罪 (fùjīngqǐngzuì)
* 遍請 / 遍请 (biànqǐng)
* 邀請 / 邀请 (yāoqǐng)
* 邀請賽 / 邀请赛 (yāoqǐngsài)
* 陳請 / 陈请 (chénqǐng)

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): qíng (qing$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): king$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: qíng
*** Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: cíng
*** Wade–Giles: chʻing$^2$
*** Yale: chíng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyng
*** Palladius: цин (cin)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: king$^4$
*** Yale: kìhng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: king$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: king$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰɪŋ²¹/
* Middle Chinese: dzjeng
Rime :
| Character | 請 |
| Reading # | 1/3 |
| Initial (聲) | 從 (15) |
| Final (韻) | 清 (121) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 疾盈切 |
| Baxter | dzjeng |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /d͡ziᴇŋ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /d͡ziɛŋ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /d͡ziæŋ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /d͡ziajŋ/ |
| Li Rong | /d͡ziɛŋ/ |
| Wang Li | /d͡zĭɛŋ/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /d͡zʱi̯ɛŋ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | qíng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | cing$^4$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*m-tsʰeŋ/
    (Zhengzhang): /*zleŋ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 請 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | qíng |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ dzjeng › |
| Old Chinese | /*m-tsʰeŋ/ |
| English | request, invite |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 請 |
| Reading # | 3/3 |
| No. | 11350 |
| Phonetic component | 生 |
| Rime group | 耕 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 情 |
| Old Chinese | /*zleŋ/ |

#### Definitions

請
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

#### Compounds

* 請佃 / 请佃
* 請俸 / 请俸
* 請受 / 请受
* 請奉 / 请奉
* 請給 / 请给

### Pronunciation 3

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): qīng (qing$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): cing$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: qīng
*** Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: cing
*** Wade–Giles: chʻing$^1$
*** Yale: chīng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ching
*** Palladius: цин (cin)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: cing$^1$
*** Yale: chīng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tsing$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: qing$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵/

#### Definitions

請
* Only used in 請室／请室 (qīngshì).

### Pronunciation 4

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): jìng (jing$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zing$^6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jìng
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jìng
*** Wade–Giles: ching$^4$
*** Yale: jìng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinq
*** Palladius: цзин (czin)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zing$^6$
*** Yale: jihng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzing$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: jing$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sɪŋ²²/
* Middle Chinese: dzjengH
Rime :
| Character | 請 |
| Reading # | 3/3 |
| Initial (聲) | 從 (15) |
| Final (韻) | 清 (121) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 疾政切 |
| Baxter | dzjengH |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /d͡ziᴇŋ$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /d͡ziɛŋ$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /d͡ziæŋ$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /d͡ziajŋ$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /d͡ziɛŋ$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /d͡zĭɛŋ$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /d͡zʱi̯ɛŋ$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | jìng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | zing$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*zleŋs/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 請 |
| Reading # | 2/3 |
| No. | 11346 |
| Phonetic component | 生 |
| Rime group | 耕 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 淨 |
| Old Chinese | /*zleŋs/ |

#### Definitions

請
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

### Further reading

* “請”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.

## Japanese

| Shinjitai | 請 |
| Kyūjitai | 請󠄁 請+&#xE0101; (Adobe-Japan1) |
| Kyūjitai | 請󠄃 請+&#xE0103; (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho) |
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### Kanji

(Jōyō kanji)
* beg; ask
* ask; request
* entertain sincerely
* (普(ふ)請(しん)) donate to constructing a temple or a shrine
* receive

#### Readings

From Middle Chinese 請 (MC tshjengX); compare Mandarin 請 / 请 (qǐng):
* Go-on: しょう (shō)
* Kan-on: せい (sei, Jōyō)
* Tō-on: しん (shin, Jōyō $^†$)
From Middle Chinese 請 (MC dzjeng); compare Mandarin 請 / 请 (qíng):
* Go-on: じょう (jō)
* Kan-on: せい (sei, Jōyō)
From native Japanese roots:
* Kun: こう (kou, 請う, Jōyō)、うける (ukeru, 請ける, Jōyō)
* Nanori: うけ (uke)

#### Compounds

* 請(うけ)負(おい) (ukeoi)
* 請(しょう)安(あん) (shōan)
* 請(しょう)益(やく) (shōyaku)
* 請(しょう)来(らい) (shōrai)
* 請(しん)仮(か) (shinka)
* 請(せい)謁(えつ) (seietsu)
* 請(せい)仮(か) (seika)
* 請(せい)願(がん) (seigan)
* 請(せい)寄(き) (seiki)
* 請(せい)期(き) (seiki)
* 請(せい)寄(き) (seiki)
* 請(せい)求(きゅう) (seikyū)
* 請(せい)訓(くん) (seikun)
* 請(せい)罪(ざい) (seizai)
* 請(せい)室(しつ) (seishitsu)
* 請(せい)属(しょく), 請(せい)嘱(しょく) (seishoku)
* 請(せい)託(たく), 請(せい)托(たく) (seitaku)
* 請(せい)祷(とう), 請(せい)禱(とう) (seitō)
* 請(せい)命(めい) (seimei)
* 請(せい)問(もん) (seimon)
* 請(せい)老(ろう) (seirō)
* 勧(かん)請(じょう) (kanjō)
* 懇(こん)請(せい) (konsei)
* 召(しょう)請(せい) (shōsei)
* 普(ふ)請(しん) (fushin)

#### Usage notes

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

### Etymology

* Kanji in this term
* 請
* しょう Grade: S
* goon
From Middle Chinese 請 (MC tshjengX).

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) しょー [shóꜜò] (Atamadaka – [1])
* IPA: [ɕo̞ː]

### Noun

請(しょう) • (shō)
* request

### References

* ↑ “請”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎ (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025
* ↑ Haga, Gōtarō (1914) 漢和大辞書 [The Great Kanji-Japanese Dictionary] (in Japanese), Fourth edition, Tōkyō: Kōbunsha, →DOI, page 1979 (paper), page 1041 (digital)
* ↑ Shōundō Henshūjo, editor (1927), 新漢和辞典 [The New Kanji-Japanese Dictionary] (in Japanese), Ōsaka: Shōundō, →DOI, page 1128 (paper), page 577 (digital)
* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

## Korean
### Hanja

請 (eumhun 청할 청 (cheonghal cheong))
* hanja form of 청 (“to ask; to beg; to request”)

## Vietnamese
### Han character

請: Hán Việt readings: thỉnh, tình, tính
請: Nôm readings: thảnh, thín, thinh
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.