祷
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prayer; pray; supplication
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Dict coverage rank #2,651 U+7977
How 祷 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
礻 (semantic, “spirit”) + 寿 (phonetic, shòu)
How to remember it
pray · Heisig RSH #2579
altar + long, gray, beard
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 寿
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 寿 (shòu) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 寿 sound component | shòu | old age, longevity; lifespan |
| 筹 | chóu | chip, tally, token; to plan; to raise money |
| 铸 | zhù | to melt, to cast; to mint, to coin |
| 涛 | tāo | large waves |
| 畴 | chóu | field, farmland; class, category |
| 踌 | chóu | to falter, to hesitate; smug, self-satisfied |
| 焘 | dào | to shine, to illuminate; to cover, to envelop |
| 帱 | chóu | to cover up; curtain |
| 梼 | táo | wood block; idiot, blockhead |
Words containing 祷
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 主祷文 | zhǔ dǎo wén | Lord's Prayer |
| 做祷告 | zuò dǎo gào | to pray |
| 祷文 | dǎo wén | litany (text of a prayer) |
| 代祷 | dài dǎo | to pray on behalf of sb |
| 祷词 | dǎo cí | litany (text of a prayer) |
| 祷告 | dǎo gào | to pray; prayer |
| 祷念 | dǎo niàn | to pray; to say one's prayers |
| 闭会祈祷 | bì huì qí dǎo | benediction |
| 启应祈祷 | qǐ yìng qí dǎo | Introitus (section of Catholic mass) |
| 晚祷 | wǎn dǎo | evening prayer; evensong; vespers |
| 默祷 | mò dǎo | silent prayer; pray in silence |
| 祝祷 | zhù dǎo | to pray |
| 祷祝 | dǎo zhù | to pray (for sth) |
| 晨祷 | chén dǎo | (Anglican) matins; (Catholic) lauds |
| 跪祷 | guì dǎo | to kneel in prayer |
| 祈祷 | qí dǎo | to pray; to say a prayer |