请柬
Old HSK 6
请柬 (qǐngjiǎn) · invitation card
请柬 (qǐngjiǎn) means “invitation card; written invitation”. It is written with 2 characters: 请 (please) + 柬 (card). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 请柬 is built
The characters
请 qǐng · please
What 请 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 青qīng — nature's color
- 龶 — top part
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 二 — two strokes
Origin hint: 讠 gives the meaning, 青 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
柬 jiǎn · card
What 柬 is made of
- 束shù — to bind
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 木mù — tree
- 八bā — eight
Example sentences
我收到了一张结婚请柬。Wǒ shōudào le yī zhāng jiéhūn qǐngjiǎn.I received a wedding invitation card.
她亲手写了三十张请柬。Tā qīnshǒu xiě le sānshí zhāng qǐngjiǎn.She wrote thirty invitations by hand.
Questions about 请柬
What does 请柬 mean?
请柬 (qǐngjiǎn) means “invitation card; written invitation”.
How do you pronounce 请柬?
请柬 is pronounced qǐngjiǎn.
Which HSK level is 请柬?
请柬 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 请假qǐngjiàto ask for leave
- 请进qǐngjìnplease come in
- 请问qǐngwènmay I ask
- 请坐qǐngzuòplease sit down
- 请客qǐngkèto treat
- 请求qǐngqiúto ask
- 请教qǐngjiàoto ask for advice
- 申请shēnqǐngto apply (for)
- 邀请yāoqǐngto invite
- 请示qǐngshìto ask for instructions
Learn 请柬 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 149: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.