求

Translingual

Stroke order

Han character

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

Descendants

• 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

References

• 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

Chinese

Glyph origin

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) - fur coat.

Jiajie (假借) - The character was subsequently borrowed for a near-homophone meaning "to request", and the original meaning came to be represented by 裘 (OC *ɡʷɯ).

Pronunciation

Definitions

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

   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.

     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.

     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.

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

6. to attract
7. a surname

Synonyms

• (to seek):

• (to beg):

Compounds

Japanese

Kanji

(grade 4 “Kyōiku” kanji)

1. request, wish

Readings

• 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)

Compounds

Proper noun

求(もとむ) • (Motomu) 

1. a male given name

Korean

Hanja

求 (eumhun 구할 구 (guhal gu))

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

Compounds

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

Vietnamese

Han character

求: Hán Nôm readings: cầu

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