TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
求
ㄑㄧㄡˊ · qiú
verb — to seek, request
字源 FORM — what the parts do
求形a fur coat, hairs bristling outward — the old graph of 裘
A pelt spread open, hairs flaring from the spine — the fur coat, the old graph of 裘 qiú. The everyday word seek borrowed the character and kept it; the coat took on 衣 and lives as 裘. 要求、請求、追求 all wear the borrowed pelt.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
皮裘（求）掛在門邊，毛一根根直翹——出門前，手先伸向它。
The fur coat (求) hangs by the door, every hair standing — before going out, the hand reaches for it first.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)皮裘（裘的本字）— a fur coat — the old form of 裘
(假借)尋求、要求— to seek, request常用
→追求、求學— to pursue — the seeking carried on
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
裘qiúthe coat reclaimed — 衣 added back underneath球＝ 王 ＋ qiúthe lookalike — 球 rolls with the jade 王 beside it