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Translingual
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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 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: 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
simp. and trad. | 求 | |
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alternative forms | 㐤 |
Glyph origin
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Shang | Western Zhou | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
Characters in the same phonetic series (求) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
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救 | *kus |
求 | *ɡu |
球 | *ɡu |
逑 | *ɡu |
賕 | *ɡu |
蛷 | *ɡu |
莍 | *ɡu |
殏 | *ɡu |
梂 | *ɡu |
俅 | *ɡu |
脙 | *ɡu, *qʰu |
絿 | *ɡu |
銶 | *ɡu |
毬 | *ɡu |
捄 | *ɡu, *ko |
觩 | *ɡu |
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
- to seek; to look for
- 求《月亮代表我的心》的歌詞 [MSC, trad.]
- qiú “Yuèliàng Dàibiǎo Wǒ de Xīn” de gēcí [Pinyin]
- looking for the lyrics to "The Moon Represents My Heart"
求《月亮代表我的心》的歌词 [MSC, simp.]
- 嚶其鳴矣,求其友聲。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th 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.
嘤其鸣矣,求其友声。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]- 以若所為求若所欲,猶緣木而求魚也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Mencius, c. 4th 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.
以若所为求若所欲,犹缘木而求鱼也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- to beg; to request; to implore
- 求他別走/求他别走 ― qiú tā bié zǒu ― begged for him to not leave
- to request; to ask for
- to require; to demand
- 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. 11th – 7th 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?
- to attract
- a surname
Synonyms
- (to seek):
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Compounds
Derived terms from 求
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Japanese
Kanji
求
(grade 4 “Kyōiku” kanji)
- 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
Compounds
- 求人 (kyūjin)
- 請求 (seikyū)
- 要求 (yōkyū)
- 求愛 (kyūai)
Proper noun
求 • (Motomu)
- a male given name
Korean
Hanja
求 (eumhun 구할 구 (guhal gu))
- 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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