恳求
kěn qiú · HSK 7
to beg
🙏 恳 earnest/sincere + 求 to request = to beg earnestly
求 — pictograph of a fur garment
求 originally depicted a fur coat or pelt, with hairs hanging from the sides. It was later borrowed phonetically to mean 'seek' or 'request,' and the original 'fur' meaning was taken over by 裘. Today 求 almost always means to seek, beg, or pursue.