追求 (zhuīqiú) · to pursue

追 zhuī · to chase

What 追 is made of

• 辶 — walking, moving
• 丿 — falling stroke
• 㠯yǐ — according to
  • 己jǐ — self
    • 乚 — hook stroke

Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 㠯 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

求 qiú · to ask (a favor)

What 求 is made of

• 一 — horizontal stroke
• 氺shui — structural part
  • 亅 — hook