祷 Stroke Order

祷 (dǎo) 1. 教徒或迷信的人向天、神求助、求福。 - (Believers or superstitious people seek help and blessings from heaven or gods.) 2. 祝愿，敬辞（书信用语）。 - (Wishes and respectful terms used in correspondence.) 3. (形声。从示，寿声。向神求福的一种迷信行为) - (Phonetic-ideographic character. Refers to a superstitious act of seeking blessings from deities.) 4. 祈祷，祈神求福 ([En.] pray) - (To pray, to plead for blessings from gods.) 5. 盼望——书信中用作敬词，表示期望和请求 ([En.] ask earnestly) - (To yearn—used as a respectful term in letters to express hopes and requests.) 引 (References) 1. 《说文》：祷，告事求福也。 - (Shuo Wen: "祷" means to announce matters and seek blessings.) 2. 《广雅》：祷，祭也。 - (Guang Ya: "祷" refers to offerings.) 3. 《周礼·大祝》：五曰祷。注:“祷，贺庆言福祚之辞。” - (Zhou Li: The fifth is called "祷". Note: "祷" refers to words of blessing and felicitation.) 4. 《周礼·小祝》：候禳祷词之祝号。疏:“求福谓之祷，报赛谓之祠。” - (Zhou Li: The term for blessings is "祷", and offerings are called "祠".) 5. 《诗·小雅·吉日》：既伯既祷。 - (Shi: "We have both blessings and prayers.") 6. 《论语·述而》：子疾病，子路请祷。 - (Lunyu: When the Master was ill, Zi Lu requested to pray.) 7. 《韩非子·外储说右下》：秦襄王病，百姓为之祷;病愈，杀牛塞祷。 - (Han Feizi: When King Xiang of Qin was ill, the people prayed; after his recovery, they offered a cow as a sacrifice.) 8. 《淮南子·主术》：以身祷于桑林之际。 - (Huainanzi: To pray at the mulberry grove.) 例 (Examples) 又如: 祷巫 (referring to shamans or prayer); 祷祀 (offering sacrifices to spirits); 祷雨 (praying for rain); 祷牲 (the sacrificial animal used in prayers). 9. 切祷; 是所至祷; 祷切 (expressions of earnest requests in letters) - (Examples of expressions like "earnestly praying" or "urgently hoping" in correspondence.)