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Chinese symbol for “please”

敬请
jìng qǐng
Traditional: 敬請
please (do sth) (deferential form)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for please is 敬请 (jìng qǐng), defined as: please (do sth) (deferential form).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

敬 jìng
to respect, to honor; respectfully
radical 66 ⽁ · 13 strokes
请 qǐng
to ask, to request; to invite; please
radical 149 ⾔ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “please”

WordPinyinMeaning
请 (請)qǐngto ask; to invite
务请 (務請)wù qǐngplease (formal)
拜托 (拜託)bài tuōto request sb to do sth; please!
投合tóu héto go well together; to be compatible
悦 (悅)yuè(literary) pleased; to please

Related words

Other words that share a character with 敬请.

WordPinyinMeaning
尊敬zūn jìngto respect; to revere; to esteem; honorable; distinguished (used on formal occasions before a term of address)
致敬zhì jìngto salute; to pay one's respects to
敬意jìng yìrespect; esteem; high regard
敬畏jìng wèito revere
敬重jìng zhòngto respect deeply; to revere
敬业 (敬業)jìng yèdedicated to one's work
申请 (申請)shēn qǐngto apply for sth; application form (CL:份 (fèn))
邀请 (邀請)yāo qǐngto invite; invitation

See also: Japanese symbol for “please”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.