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求 — to seek; to look for; to request

to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech

Pinyin
qiú
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 3
Handwriting
required

How to write 求: 7 strokes

Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. This character is on the HSK handwriting list, so the exam expects you to write it, not only recognise it.

求 — 7 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

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Words with 求 in the HSK syllabus: 29

Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.

  1. 要求yāoqiúto request; to require; requirementHSK 3
  2. 请求qǐngqiúto request; to ask; requestHSK 5
  3. 需求xūqiúrequirement; to require; demandHSK 5
  4. 追求zhuīqiúto pursue stubbornly; to seek after; to wooHSK 5
  5. 求qiúto seek; to look for; to request; to demandHSK 6
  6. 求婚qiúhūnto propose marriageHSK 6
  7. 求救qiújiùto seek helpHSK 6
  8. 求职qiúzhíto seek employmentHSK 6
  9. 求助qiúzhùto request help; to appealHSK 6
  10. 寻求xúnqiúto seek; to look forHSK 6
  11. 征求zhēngqiúto solicit; to seek; to request; to petitionHSK 6
  12. 哀求āiqiúto entreat; to implore; to pleadHSK 7–9
  13. 供不应求gōngbúyìngqiúsupply does not meet demandHSK 7–9
  14. 供求gōngqiúsupply and demandHSK 7–9
  15. 急于求成jíyú-qiúchénganxious for quick results; to demand instant successHSK 7–9
  16. 精益求精jīngyìqiújīngto constantly seek to improve; to keep perfectingHSK 7–9
  17. 刻舟求剑kèzhōu-qiújiànlit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard; fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstancesHSK 7–9
  18. 恳求kěnqiúto beg; to beseech; to entreat; entreatyHSK 7–9
  19. 力求lìqiúto make every effort to; striving to do one's bestHSK 7–9
  20. 梦寐以求mèngmèiyǐqiúto yearn for sth even in one's dreamsHSK 7–9
  21. 谋求móuqiúto seek; to strive forHSK 7–9
  22. 乞求qǐqiúto begHSK 7–9
  23. 求同存异qiútóng-cúnyìto put aside differences and work together; to seek common ground and cooperateHSK 7–9
  24. 求学qiúxuéto pursue one's studies; to attend schoolHSK 7–9
  25. 求医qiúyīto seek medical treatment; to see a doctorHSK 7–9
  26. 求证qiúzhèngto seek proof; to seek confirmationHSK 7–9
  27. 实事求是shíshì-qiúshìlit. to seek truth from factsHSK 7–9
  28. 诉求sùqiúto demand; to call for; to petitionHSK 7–9
  29. 探求tànqiúto seek; to pursue; to investigateHSK 7–9

Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.