求 Stroke Order

求 1. Set out to obtain; attempt to get. 2. Earnestly request; beg for assistance. 3. Need. 1. Set out to obtain: 求生 (seek life), 求成 (strive for success), 求知 (seek knowledge), 求索 (seek and investigate), 求证 (seek evidence), 求实 (emphasize practicality), 求同存异 (seek common ground while reserving differences), 求全责备 (seek all and blame), 求贤若渴 (eager to seek wise people), 实事求是 (seek truth from facts). 2. Earnestly request: 求人 (ask others for help), 求告 (request), 求乞 (beg), 求医 (seek medical help), 求教 (ask for guidance), 求助 (ask for assistance). 3. Need: 需要 (need), 供过于求 (supply exceeds demand). 求 (qiú) Noun: 1. The ancient character for "裘" (fur coat). 2. A surname. Verb: 1. To request; to ask; to beg for assistance. 2. To pursue, seek, or search for. 3. To demand; to request. 4. To explore. 5. To blame or accuse. 6. To select. 7. To solicit. 8. To greedily seek. 9. To gather; to come together. 10. To bribe. 求 (qiú) Noun: 1. The ancient character for "裘" (fur coat). 引: 1. From "汉书": 乐正求. 2. A surname. 求 (qiú) Verb: 1. To request; to ask for help; to beg. 引: 1. "增韵": 求, 乞也 (seek, also means beg). 2. "史记·屈原列传": 因留怀王以求割地 (therefore request land from King Huai). 3. "战国策·赵策": 求救于齐 (ask for help from Qi). 4. "战国策·齐策": 有求于我也 (there is a request to me). 5. 求其能千里也 (to seek his ability to travel a thousand miles). 6. "资治通鉴": 求救于孙将军 (ask General Sun for help). 例: 求浼 (request; plead); 求神福 (pray for divine blessings); 求张良，拜韩信 (seeking useful people); 求化 (beg for alms). 2. To pursue, seek, or search for. 引: 1. "玉篇": 求, 索也 (seeking, also means asking). 2. "孟子·告子上": 求则得之，舍则失之 (seeking it will attain it; abandoning it will lose it). 3. "吕氏春秋·察今": 入水求之 (seek it in the water). 4. 求剑若此 (seeking a sword like this). 例: 求代 (to ask for a substitute through superstitions); 力求 (strive hard for); 求友 (seek friends); 求正 (seek the right path); 求合 (seek like-minded individuals); 求采 (search for and select); 求觅 (look for). 3. To demand. 引: 1. "左传·桓公十六年": 我之求也，此何罪? 请杀我乎! (This is my demand; what crime is this? Shall I be killed?). 4. To explore. 引: 1. "孟子·公孙丑上": 不得于言，勿求于心; 不得于心，勿求于气 (if not obtained through words, do not seek through the heart; if not obtained through the heart, do not seek through the spirit). 5. To blame. 引: 1. "论语·卫灵公": 君子求诸己，小人求诸人 (a gentleman blames himself; a petty person blames others). 6. To select. 例: 求牛 (select an ox for sacrifice); 求偶 (select a mate). 7. To solicit. 引: 1. "礼记·学记": 求善良 (solicit goodness). 8. Greedy. 引: 1. "诗·邶风·雄雉": 不忮不求 (not resentful nor greedy). 9. To gather. 引: 1. "诗·小雅·桑扈": 彼交匪敖，万福来求 (they gather, and great blessings come). 10. To bribe. 引: 1. "国语·周语上": 阜其财求 (to increase one's wealth through bribery).