求
to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech
7 strokes
Dict coverage rank #577 U+6C42
How 求 is formed
How to remember it
request · Heisig RSH #140
snowflake + a drop of + 一 one
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 求 as their sound component
These characters all use 求 (qiú) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 求 sound component | qiú | to seek; to request, to demand; to beseech, to beg for |
| 球 | qiú | ball, globe, sphere; round |
| 救 | jiù | aid, help; to rescue, to save |
| 裘 | qiú | fur coat; surname |
| 俅 | qiú | ornamental cap |
| 逑 | qiú | to unite, to collect; pair, match |
Words containing 求
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不求人 | bù qiú rén | backscratcher (made from bamboo etc) |
| 死中求生 | sǐ zhōng qiú shēng | to seek life in death (idiom); to fight for one's life |
| 求之不得 | qiú zhī bù dé | lit. seek but fail to get (idiom); fig. exactly what one’s been looking for |
| 毛里求斯 | Máo lǐ qiú sī | Mauritius |
| 求子 | qiú zǐ | (of a childless couple) to pray for a son; to try to have a child |
| 求人 | qiú rén | to ask for help; to ask a favor; to recruit talented people |
| 求学 | qiú xué | to pursue one's studies; to attend school; to seek knowledge |
| 求生 | qiú shēng | to seek survival; to possess the will to live |
| 力求 | lì qiú | to make every effort to; striving to do one's best |
| 求好心切 | qiú hǎo xīn qiè | to demand the highest standards of sb (or oneself) (idiom); to strive to achieve the best … |
| 千军易得，一将难求 | qiān jūn yì dé , yī jiàng nán qiú | Easy to raise an army of one thousand, but hard to find a good general. (idiom) |
| 求生意志 | qiú shēng yì zhì | will to live; will to survive |
| 实事求是 | shí shì qiú shì | lit. to seek truth from facts (idiom); fig. to be practical and realistic |
| 权利要求 | quán lì yāo qiú | claim to rights (copyright, patent etc) |
| 求得 | qiú dé | to ask for sth and receive it; to try to obtain; to look for and obtain |
| 求情 | qiú qíng | to plea for leniency; to ask for a favor |
| 求同 | qiú tóng | to seek consensus; to seek conformity |
| 求和 | qiú hé | to sue for peace; to look for a draw (chess); summation (math.) |
| 求教 | qiú jiào | to ask for advice; seeking instruction |
| 求人不如求己 | qiú rén bù rú qiú jǐ | if you want sth done well, do it yourself (idiom) |