祈 is a bound form (b.f.) — a morpheme that usually appears as part of a compound rather than alone. Common compounds include 祈祷 (qídǎo) 'to pray', 祈求 (qíqiú) 'to entreat, to pray for', and 祈望 (qíwàng) 'to hope for, to wish'. It can also be used as a surname, written as 祈.