乞

to beg

3 strokes Dict coverage rank #2,406 U+4E5E

components: 乙 ? unknown part

beg · Heisig RSH #470

lying (down) + hook

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Characters built with 乞 as their sound component

These characters all use 乞 (qǐ) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
乞 sound component	qǐ	to beg; to request
吃	chī	to eat; to drink; to suffer, to endure, to bear
疙	gē	pimple, sore; wart, pustule
讫	qì	to finish, to conclude; to exhaust
迄	qì	to extend, to reach; till, until
矻	kū	busy; to toil, to slave away
屹	yì	to rise, to stand tall
虼	gè	flea
圪	gē	(phonetic)
扢	gǔ	to clean, to rub
汔	qì	nearby

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
乞力马扎罗山	Qǐ lì mǎ zhā luó shān	Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania
死乞白赖	sǐ qi bái lài	to pester someone again and again
乞人	qǐ rén	beggar
乞儿	qǐ ér	beggar
行乞	xíng qǐ	to beg; to ask for alms
乞和	qǐ hé	to sue for peace
乞食	qǐ shí	to beg for food
乞求	qǐ qiú	to beg
求乞	qiú qǐ	to beg
摇尾乞怜	yáo wěi qǐ lián	lit. to behave like a dog wagging its tail, seeking its master's affection (idiom); fig. t…
乞伏	Qǐ fú	tribe of the Xianbei 鮮卑\|鲜卑 nomadic people
乞哀告怜	qǐ āi gào lián	begging for pity and asking for help (idiom)
乞休	qǐ xiū	to request permission to resign from an official position (old)
乞讨	qǐ tǎo	to beg; to go begging
讨乞	tǎo qǐ	to go begging; to ask for alms
吹箫乞食	chuī xiāo qǐ shí	see 吳市吹簫\|吴市吹箫[wu2 shi4 chui1 xiao1]
乞贷	qǐ dài	to beg for a loan
乞怜	qǐ lián	to beg for pity
乞恕	qǐ shù	to beg forgiveness
乞丐	qǐ gài	beggar