Chinese Character: 求 (Qiú - Seek; Request)
1. 基本信息 (Character Basics)
部首: 水（或𠂓） (Radical: 水 (water), related to needs)
笔画数: 7 (Number of strokes: 7)
结构分解: 象形字，像手向上有所祈求的形状（古文字像双手捧物求神），本义指请求、寻求（如“求助”），引申为探索（如“求知”）或追求（如“追求”）。(A pictographic character resembling hands raised in request. Originally means to seek/request (e.g., "求助" - ask for help), extended to explore (e.g., "求知" - seek knowledge) or pursue (e.g., "追求" - pursue).)
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2. 发音 (Pronunciation)
拼音: Qiú (Second tone)
3. 含义 (Meaning)
“求”主要表示：
1. 动词：请求（如“求帮助”指希望获得协助）；
2. 动词：寻求（如“求知”指探索知识）；
3. 动词：追求（如“追求理想”指努力实现目标）。("求" mainly means:
1. Verb: Request (e.g., "求帮助" - ask for help).
2. Verb: Seek (e.g., "求知" - seek knowledge).
3. Verb: Pursue (e.g., "追求理想" - pursue an ideal).)
4. 常用词汇 (Common Words)
- 请求 (qǐng qiú) Request
- 追求 (zhuī qiú) Pursue
- 求助 (qiú zhù) Ask for help
- 求知 (qiú zhī) Seek knowledge
5. 语法与用法 (Grammar & Usage)
“求”通常作动词使用（如“求答案”），可与名词“帮助”“知识”搭配（如“求帮助”），或接动词（如“求发展”）；可带宾语（如“求老师”）或补语（如“求成功”）。("求" is usually a verb (e.g., "求答案" - seek an answer), paired with nouns like "帮助"/"知识" (e.g., "求帮助" - ask for help) or verbs (e.g., "求发展" - seek development). Can take objects (e.g., "求老师" - ask the teacher) or complements (e.g., "求成功" - seek success).)
6. 文化背景 (Cultural Background)
“求”在传统文化中体现对资源、知识或福祉的渴望，如《论语》“不患无位，患所以立；不患莫己知，求为可知也”强调自我提升；民间“求福”“求平安”是重要习俗；现代“求创新”“求发展”反映社会进步需求。("求" in traditional culture reflects desire for resources/knowledge, as seen in "The Analects". Modern terms like "求创新" (seek innovation) show societal progress.)
7. 例句 (Example Sentence)
遇到困难时，他总是积极向朋友求助，而不是独自承受。(Yù dào kùn nán shí, tā zǒng shì jī jí xiàng péng you qiú zhù, ér bú shì dú zì chéng shòu.)
When facing difficulties, he always actively asks friends for help instead of bearing it alone.
科学家们毕生追求真理，即使面对无数失败也从未放弃。(Kē xué jiā men bì shēng zhuī qiú zhēn lǐ, jí shǐ miàn duì wú shù shī bài yě cóng wèi fàng qì.)
Scientists pursue truth all their lives, never giving up even after countless failures.
8. 记忆技巧 (Memory Tips)
联想“求”的古文字形状：像双手向上捧物，表达“请求”或“寻求”的动作，直接对应“求”的核心含义。(Associate "求" with its ancient form: hands raised holding an object, representing "request" or "seek" to remember its meaning.)