求 (qiú) means to beg, implore, seek, or request. As a direct verb it expresses earnest pleading (我求你, I beg you). In compounds it means to seek or pursue: 求职 (job-seeking), 要求 (to require or demand), 请求 (to request), 追求 (to pursue). The idiom 有求必应 means every request is answered, suggesting generosity or responsiveness. 求 carries a stronger emotional intensity than the neutral 请 (qǐng, please/request).