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Translingual
Han character
祈 (Kangxi radical 113, 示 +4, 8 strokes, cangjie input 戈火竹一中 (IFHML ), four-corner 32221 , composition ⿰礻 斤 )
Descendants
References
Kangxi Dictionary: page 840 , character 9
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 24640
Dae Jaweon: page 1258, character 11
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2388, character 14
Unihan data for U+7948
Chinese
Glyph origin
Old Chinese
蘄
*ɡɯ, *kɯl, *ɡɯn
祈
*ɡɯl
頎
*ɡɯl
旂
*ɡɯl
圻
*ɡɯl, *ŋɡɯːn, *ŋɡɯn
蚚
*ɡɯl, *ɡɯːls
岓
*ɡɯl
玂
*ɡɯl
沂
*ŋɡɯl
掀
*qʰan
釿
*ŋɡrɯnʔ, *ŋkɯn
齗
*ŋɡrɯnʔ, *ŋɡɯn
听
*ŋɡrɯnʔ, *ŋɡɯnʔ
垽
*ŋrɯns, *qɯns
斤
*kɯn, *kɯns
菦
*kɯnʔ
靳
*kɯns
劤
*kɯns
勁
*kɯns, *keŋs
赾
*kʰɯnʔ
芹
*ɡɯn
近
*ɡɯnʔ, *ɡɯns
斦
*ŋɡɯn
欣
*qʰɯn
忻
*qʰɯn
昕
*qʰɯn
訢
*qʰɯn
炘
*qʰɯn, *qʰɯns
邤
*qʰɯn
庍
*qʰɯns, *mpreːɡs
焮
*qʰɯns
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声 , OC *ɡɯl ) : semantic 示 ( “ altar ” ) + phonetic 斤 ( OC *kɯn, *kɯns) .
Pronunciation
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
祈
Reading #
1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
qí
Middle Chinese
‹ gjɨj ›
Old Chinese
/*C.ər/
English
pray
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * 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
祈
Reading #
1/1
No.
6635
Phonetic component
斤
Rime group
微
Rime subdivision
1
Corresponding MC rime
祈
Old Chinese
/*ɡɯl/
Definitions
祈
to pray
to entreat ; to beseech ; to beg
Compounds
Japanese
Shinjitai
祈
Kyūjitai
祈 祈
or祈 +︀
?
祈󠄀 祈 +󠄀
? (Adobe-Japan1 )
祈󠄃 祈 +󠄃
? (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho)
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Kanji
祈
(common “Jōyō” kanji , shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 祈 )
Readings
Compounds
Etymology 1
Alternative spelling
祈 ( kyūjitai )
From Middle Chinese 祈 (MC gj+j ).
Affix
祈( き ) • (ki )
to pray
to wish
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Alternative spellings
祈 ( kyūjitai ) 誓 誓約
⟨uke2 pi1 ⟩ → /ukəɨpʲi/ → /ukeɸi/ → /ukewi/ → /ukei/
The 連用形 ( ren'yōkei , “ continuative or stem form ” ) of Old Japanese verb うけふ ( uke2 pu , modern ukeu , “ to ask for intentions , to pray to a deity , to curse ” ) .
Noun
祈( うけい ) • (ukei ) ←うけひ ( ukefi ) ?
( historical , archaic ) an ancient form of divination or fortunetelling found in the Nihon Shoki
( archaic ) a covenant
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Alternative spelling
祈 ( kyūjitai )
Nominalization of the 連用形 ( ren'yōkei , “ continuative or stem form ” ) of verb 祈る ( inoru , “ to pray , to hope for ” ) .
Proper noun
祈( いのり ) • (Inori )
a female given name
a surname
Etymology 4
Alternative spelling
祈 ( kyūjitai )
Nominalization of the verb 祈る ( inoru , “ to pray , to hope for ” ) .
Proper noun
祈( いのる ) • (Inoru )
a female given name
Etymology 5
Other various nanori readings.
Proper noun
祈( えば ) • (Eba )
a female given name
祈( きらり ) • (Kirari )
a female given name
References
Korean
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium . Particularly: “Middle Korean readings, if any”)
Pronunciation
Hanja
Wikisource
祈 (eumhun 빌 기 ( bil gi ) )
Hanja form? of 기 ( “ pray ” ) .
Hanja form? of 기 ( “ entreat , beseech ” ) .
Okinawan
Kanji
祈
(common “Jōyō” kanji )
Readings
Compounds
Vietnamese
Han character
祈 : Hán Nôm readings: kì
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