乞 — Chinese character
乞
qǐ
to beg; to request
- Pinyin
- qǐ
- Radical
- 5 ⼄ (Second)
- Strokes
- 3
- Components
- 乙
- Japanese
- 乞 as a kanji
Common words with 乞
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 乞丐 | qǐ gài | beggar |
| 乞讨 (乞討) | qǐ tǎo | to beg; to go begging |
| 乞求 | qǐ qiú | to beg |
| 乞儿 (乞兒) | qǐ ér | beggar |
| 乞食 | qǐ shí | to beg for food |
| 行乞 | xíng qǐ | to beg; to ask for alms |
| 摇尾乞怜 (搖尾乞憐) | yáo wěi qǐ lián | lit. to behave like a dog wagging its tail, seeking its master's affection (idiom); fig. to fawn on sb |
| 乞怜 (乞憐) | qǐ lián | to beg for pity |
| 求乞 | qiú qǐ | to beg |
| 乞贷 (乞貸) | qǐ dài | to beg for a loan |
| 乞人 | qǐ rén | beggar |
| 乞休 | qǐ xiū | to request permission to resign from an official position (old) |
English words written with 乞
乞 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 2 · Mencius 2 · Zhuangzi 1
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