祝

zhù

to pray for

surname Zhu; to wish (sb bon voyage, happy birthday etc); person who invokes the spirits during sacrificial ceremonies

ritual (礻) + elder speaking (兄) = to wish and pray

礻 marks anything related to ritual and the divine. 兄 originally depicted an open-mouthed figure — someone speaking aloud — here the elder who voices the prayer.

礻+兄→祝
兄Elder brotherSemantic
礻AltarSemantic

我祝你生日快乐。

wǒ zhù nǐ shēng rì kuài lè。

I wish you a happy birthday.

他们祝我在新工作中一切顺利。

tā men zhù wǒ zài xīn gōng zuò zhōng yī qiē shùn lì。

They wished me all the best in my new job.

Words with 祝

祝好

zhù hǎo

wish you all the best! (when signing off on a correspondence)

恭祝

gōng zhù

to congratulate respectfully

遥祝

yáo zhù

to send good wishes from afar

天祝

tiān zhù

see 天祝藏族自治縣|天祝藏族自治县[Tian1 zhu4 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]

天祝县

tiān zhù xiàn

see 天祝藏族自治縣|天祝藏族自治县[Tian1 zhu4 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]

天祝藏族自治县

tiān zhù zàng zú zì zhì xiàn

Tianzhu Tibetan Autonomous County, in Wuwei City 武威市[Wu3 wei1 Shi4], Gansu

庙祝

miào zhù

acolyte in charge of incense in a temple

庆祝

qìng zhù

to celebrate

庆祝会

qìng zhù huì

celebration

敬祝

jìng zhù

to offer humbly (written at the end of letter to sb of higher status); your humble servant

李祝

lǐ zhù

Lizhu, personal name of twenty-first and last Tang emperor Aidi 哀帝[Ai1 di4] (892-908), reigned 904-907

梁山伯与祝英台

liáng shān bó yǔ zhù yīng tái

The Butterfly Lovers, Chinese folktale of the tragic love between Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai

More characters with 礻

祓礼祇祈祀祆祎祉