求

qiú

to seek

to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech

a picture of 求 → to seek, request

求 is thought to depict a fur garment — the strokes represent an animal skin with markings. Over time it was borrowed to mean 'to seek' by sound association, shedding its original clothing meaning.

一+氺→求
一OneSemantic
氺Variant of water (水)Semantic

他向朋友求助,希望能借到一些钱。

tā xiàng péng yǒu qiú zhù,xī wàng néng jiè dào yī xiē qián。

He sought help from a friend, hoping to borrow some money.

她跪下来求他原谅,但他没有回应。

tā guì xià lái qiú tā yuán liàng,dàn tā méi yǒu huí yìng。

She knelt down to beg him for forgiveness, but he did not respond.

Words with 求

求援

qiú yuán

to ask for help

求得

qiú dé

to ask for sth and receive it

祈求

qí qiú

to pray for

求医

qiú yī

to seek medical treatment

供不应求

gōng bù yìng qiú

supply does not meet demand

求人

qiú rén

to ask for help

诉求

sù qiú

to demand; to call for; to petition

白求恩

bái qiú ēn

Norman Bethune (1890-1939), Canadian doctor, worked for communists in Spanish civil war and for Mao in Yan'an, where he died of blood poisoning

需求

xū qiú

requirement

需求层次理论

xū qiú céng cì lǐ lùn

(Maslow's) hierarchy of needs (psychology)

不忮不求

bù zhì bù qiú

(idiom) to be free of jealousy or greed

不求人

bù qiú rén

backscratcher (made from bamboo etc)

More characters with 一

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