qǐng

to ask

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

speech (讠) + sound qǐng (青) = please, invite, request

The speech radical anchors the meaning: 请 is always about words directed toward someone — a request, an invitation, a polite prompt. 青 primarily gives the sound qīng/qǐng and does not color the meaning.

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Words with 请

邀请

yāo qǐng

to invite

邀请函

yāo qǐng hán

invitation letter

邀请赛

yāo qǐng sài

invitation tournament (e.g. between schools or firms)

高薪聘请

gāo xīn pìn qǐng

to hire at a high salary

三催四请

sān cuī sì qǐng

to coax and plead

不情之请

bù qíng zhī qǐng

(idiom) (humble expression) my presumptuous request

不请自来

bù qǐng zì lái

to turn up without being invited

促请

cù qǐng

to urge

务请

wù qǐng

please (formal)

另请高明

lìng qǐng gāo míng

please find sb better qualified than me (idiom)

吃请

chī qǐng

to be a guest at a dinner party

呈请

chéng qǐng

to submit (to superiors)

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