to solicit; to seek; to request (opinions, feedback etc); to petition
征 (zhēng) · 8 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 彳 represents the meaning and 正 represents the sound. Originally written as 正.
求 (qiú) · 7 strokes
Pictograph of a crawling insect. The current meaning "seek" or "beg" is a phonetic loan.