祝
HSK 3freq #1197
Meanings
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- 1.to pray for
- 2.to wish (sb bon voyage, happy birthday etc)
- 3.person who invokes the spirits during sacrificial ceremonies
- 1.surname Zhu
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Wiktionary
- 1.to offer good wishes
- 2.to pray; to say prayers
- 3.words said in a prayer in a religious ceremony
- 4.wizard; warlock; sorcerer
- 5.temple attendant who burns joss sticks and candles
- 6.to break off; to cut off; to sever
- 7.a surname
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Etymology
Ideogram (指事) – a man kneeling with open mouth (兄) next to an altar (示). Perhaps related to 觸 (OC *tʰjoɡ, “to butt, knock against”); see there for more (STEDT).
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Stroke order
Components
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Example sentences
祝順風。
Have a nice trip.
祝你好梦。
I hope you have sweet dreams.
祝你好梦。
Sweet dreams!
祝你好運。
I wish you the best of luck.
祝考试好运!
Good luck on the test!
請祝我好運。
Please wish me luck.
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Synonyms
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Derived terms
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Related words
庆祝 to celebrate祝福 blessings祝贺 to congratulate祝愿 to wish遥祝 to send good wishes from afar梁祝 The Butterfly Lovers, a Chinese folktale (abbr. for 梁山伯与祝英台[Liáng Shān bó yǔ Zhù Yīng tái])祝寿 to offer birthday congratulations (to an elderly person)祝祷 to pray庙祝 acolyte in charge of incense in a temple祝发 to cut one's hair (as part of a minority ritual or in order to become a monk)祝酒 to drink a toast李祝 Lizhu, personal name of twenty-first and last Tang emperor Aidi 哀帝[Āi dì] (892-908), reigned 904-907