求 · qiú · to seek
Learn the Chinese character 求 with its source-linked HSK 3 status, pronunciation, one concise learning meaning, stroke order, real HSK words, and published learning contexts.
Writing guide
How to use the writing tool
- 1. WatchSee the stroke order for 求.
- 2. TraceFollow the guided strokes to build the movement.
- 3. WriteWrite from memory and receive feedback.
HSK vocabulary
Words with 求
Source-linked HSK vocabulary records that contain 求.
Linked HSK vocabulary
- 要求yāoqiúto request
- 请求qǐngqiúto request
- 需求xūqiúrequirement
- 追求zhuīqiúto pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly
- 求qiúto seek
- 求婚qiúhūnto propose marriage
- 求救qiújiùto seek help (when in distress or having difficulties)
- 求职qiúzhíto seek employment
- 求助qiúzhùto request help
- 寻求xúnqiúto seek
- 征求zhēngqiúto solicit
- 哀求āiqiúto entreat
- 供不应求gōngbúyìngqiúsupply does not meet demand
- 供求gōngqiúsupply and demand (economics)
- 急于求成jíyú-qiúchénganxious for quick results (idiom)
- 精益求精jīngyìqiújīng(idiom) to constantly seek to improve
- 刻舟求剑kèzhōu-qiújiànfig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
- 恳求kěnqiúto beg
- 力求lìqiúto make every effort to
- 梦寐以求mèngmèiyǐqiúlit. to yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom)
- 谋求móuqiúto seek
- 乞求qǐqiúto beg
- 求同存异qiútóng-cúnyì(idiom) to put aside differences and work together
- 求学qiúxuéto pursue one's studies
- 求医qiúyīto seek medical treatment
- 求证qiúzhèngto seek proof
- 实事求是shíshì-qiúshìlit. to seek truth from facts (idiom)
- 诉求sùqiúto demand
- 探求tànqiúto seek
Real usage
Example sentences with 求
Published HSK 3 course contexts only. Each sentence links back to the lesson that owns it.
No accepted HSK 3 course context containing 求 is indexed yet. This page does not generate example sentences.
Character questions
About 求
Short answers based on the sources identified on this page.
What does 求 mean in Chinese?
求 is listed here with the concise learning meaning: to seek.
How do you pronounce 求?
求 is shown as qiú.
Is 求 an HSK 3 character?
Yes. 求 is HSK 3 recognition character #177.
Can I practise writing 求?
Yes. Use Watch, Trace, or Write above.
Learning details
- HSK 3 recognition
- HSK 3 writing inventory
- 29 linked HSK words
Content transparency
Sources and editorial policy
- HSK placement: HSK 3 recognition character #177.
- Writing scope: HSK 3 writing inventory.
- Meaning and pronunciation: CC-CEDICT and linked HSK vocabulary data, shown as supplemental learning metadata.
- Vocabulary: source-linked HSK vocabulary records, each linked to its published HSK vocabulary page.
- Example sentences: published course contexts only; this page does not generate new example sentences.
- Stroke-order practice: HanziWriter character data. This is a source-linked learning reference, not an official HSK publication.