請 = 言 + 青

請 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “ask”. It is built from 言 (words) and 青 (blue).

Keyword: ask
Pinyin (Mandarin): qǐng
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: ask, request, просить, request
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 請 solicit

Decomposition

ids

言 words
青 blue

How to find 請 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “words” + “blue”. 請 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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