求

Stroke order

求 (Kangxi radical 85, 水+2, 7 strokes, cangjie input 戈十水 (IJE), four-corner 4313₂, composition ⿺⿻一氺丶)

• 𫡨 𰁇 俅 𠗈 𡌋 㛏 㞗 㟈 㤹 捄 浗 𤞰 逑 梂 殏 𬊋 𤕾 𤗂 𤙠 球 毬 脙 𥆿 𥒸 𥙹 𥟇 𥪆 𫃁 絿 蛷 觩 𧧷 賕(赇) 𧻱 䟵 𫵣 銶(𨱇) 𩗕 𮩢 𮪅 𩰻 𩳞 鯄(𩾁) 𪌵
• 㐜 𠡟 𠂃 䣇 𫻲 救 𣪋 𣭳 皳 𬇶 𭱉 𩒮 𩣗 𪁖(𪉌) 𨘑 𡌊 𪪵 𢚡 𤈿 𤥲 盚 𧋛 裘 𨁛 𩛰 𧒔 𡨃 莍 𥥽 𥭑 𢈝 𤶩 𧗷 𧚍 䥭

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 604, character 4
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 17105
• Dae Jaweon: page 998, character 1
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1547, character 8
• Unihan data for U+6C42

Historical forms of the character 求
Shang	Western Zhou	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Oracle bone script	Bronze inscriptions	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Pictogram (象形) of a centipede. Original form of 蛷 (OC *ɡu).

Likely cognate with 救 (OC *kus, “to save, help”), Burmese ကူ (ku, “to help”) (STEDT).

求

1. to seek; to look for

   求《月亮代表我的心》的歌詞 [MSC, trad.]
   求《月亮代表我的心》的歌词 [MSC, simp.]

   qiú “Yuèliàng Dàibiǎo Wǒ de Xīn” de gēcí [Pinyin]

   looking for the lyrics to "The Moon Represents My Heart"

   • 嚶其鳴矣，求其友聲。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
     嘤其鸣矣，求其友声。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Yīng qí míng yǐ, qiú qí yǒu shēng. [Pinyin]

     While ying goes its cry, seeking with its voice its companion.

   • 以若所為求若所欲，猶緣木而求魚也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     以若所为求若所欲，犹缘木而求鱼也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Mencius, c. 4^th century BCE

     Yǐ ruò suǒ wéi qiú ruò suǒ yù, yóu yuán mù ér qiú yú yě. [Pinyin]

     But doing what you do to seek for what you desire is like climbing a tree to seek for fish.

2. to beg; to request; to implore

   求他別走／求他别走  ―  qiú tā bié zǒu  ―  begged for him to not leave

3. to request; to ask for
4. to require; to demand
5. to covet; to seek (fame, riches)

   • 不忮不求，何用不臧。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]

     From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Bù zhì bù qiú, hé yòng bùzāng. [Pinyin]

     He hates none; he covets nothing; -What does he which is not good?

6. to attract
7. a surname

• (to seek):

• (to beg):

(Fourth grade kyōiku kanji)

1. request, wish

• Go-on: ぐ (gu)
• Kan-on: きゅう (kyū, Jōyō)^{←きう (kiu, historical)}
• Kun: もとめる (motomeru, 求める, Jōyō)、もとむ (motomu, 求む)、まぐ (magu, 求ぐ)

求(もとむ) • (Motomu) 

1. a male given name

求 (eumhun 구할 구 (guhal gu))

1. hanja form^? of 구 (“request, wish”)

• 구인 (求人, gu'in, “offer of job (situation)”)
• 욕구 (慾求, yokgu, “desire”)

求: Hán Nôm readings: cầu

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