requirement; to require; (economics) demand
需 · 14 strokes
Pictograph of a person standing under the rain (雨), representing the meaning "become wet", now written as 濡. The current meaning is a phonetic loan. The person component was later replaced with the ph…
求 · 7 strokes
Pictograph of a crawling insect. The current meaning "seek" or "beg" is a phonetic loan.