祷 dǎo to pray
to pray; to entreat; to beg
怎么记住“祷”: 礻 sign + 寿 old age = to pray. Grandma lights a candle, asks for a sign that she will reach a healthy old age, and closes her eyes to pray.
部件结构
祷 = 礻 sign + 寿 old age
- 礻 sign
- 寿 old age
Grandma lights a candle, asks for a sign that she will reach a healthy old age, and closes her eyes to pray.
用法
- To pray - chiefly 祈祷 (qídǎo): to pray (in the religious sense) - 为和平祈祷 (wèi hépíng qídǎo) to pray for peace. 祷告 (dǎogào) also means to pray (esp. Christian). Solemn/religious register; bound to 祈.