Memory phrase for the character: 求

求

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Meaning

ask for, to beg, seek, look for, request

Pronunciation

qiú

Explanation

 Top: cover 亠 (here: one 一 and drop 丶), below: water 水

Mnemonic
 
[I'm dying of thirst:] Just one drop of water, this is my: request!

Radicals

求 to beg, seek, request[I'm dying of thirst:] Just one 一 drop 丶 of water 水, this is my: request!
亠 lid
水 water




 Vocabulary

要求 yāo qiú  to request; to require; to stake a claim; to ask; to demand
祈求 qí qiú  to pray for; to appeal
乞求 qǐ qiú  to beg
请求宽恕 qǐng qiú kuān shù  to sue for mercy; to ask for forgiveness; begging for magnanimity
哀求 āi qiú  to entreat; to implore; to plead
力求 lì qiú  to make every effort to; striving to do one's best
需求 xū qiú  requirement; demand (economics)
实事求是 shí shì qiú shì  to seek truth from facts (idiom); to be practical and realistic
请求 qǐng qiú  request
追求 zhuī qiú  to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly; to seek after; to woo
求证 qiú zhèng  to seek proof; to seek confirmation
 

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