求职
qiúzhí · HSK 6
seek for job
💼🔍 qiu sounds like queue — you queue up seeking a position
求 = seek, request + 职 = position, occupation. Line up at the job fair: queue-zhi your way to the next role.
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.