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祈 = 礻 + 斤

祈 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “pray”. It is built from 礻 (cult) and 斤 (a catty (approximately 600 g)).

Keyword
pray
Pinyin (Mandarin)
qí
Script
Chinese hanzi
Also known as
молиться
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
祈 pray

Decomposition

ids

  1. 礻 cult
  2. 斤 a catty (approximately 600 g)

How to find 祈 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “cult” + “a catty (approximately 600 g)”. 祈 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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