求
qiú · HSK 2
seek
🙏 sounds like 'cue' — cue someone for a favor you seek
求 qiú means to seek, request, or beg. The sound 'qiú' rhymes with English 'cue' — a cue is a signal asking for something. Common in 求助 (seek help) and 要求 (demand).
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.