邀 yāo
- Strokes
- 16
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 敫 ancient musical instrument
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
邀请
yāoqǐng
to invite
Characters in this word
请 qǐng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 青 blue, green
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 我邀请你来。 Wǒ yāoqǐng nǐ lái. I invite you to come.
- 他邀请朋友。 Tā yāoqǐng péngyou. He invites friends.
- 谢谢你的邀请。 Xièxie nǐ de yāoqǐng. Thank you for your invitation.
Related words
- 请 qǐng please; to invite, to ask
- 请假 qǐngjià to ask for leave
- 请进 qǐngjìn please come in
- 请问 qǐngwèn excuse me, may I ask…
- 请坐 qǐngzuò please sit down
- 请客 qǐngkè to treat someone to a meal
- 请求 qǐngqiú to request; request
- 请教 qǐngjiào to ask for advice
- 申请 shēnqǐng to apply for
- 骂 mà to scold
- 传真 chuánzhēn fax
- 劝 quàn to advise; to persuade