要求

Etymology · 词源

“要”的历史构形可以这样理解：覀、女以图像或会意方式参与构形。这些部件的作用依据历史字形判断，不等同于今天看到的任意笔画组合。 “求”的历史构形可以这样理解：早期字形以图像方式表达意义。这些部件的作用依据历史字形判断，不等同于今天看到的任意笔画组合。 以上是各字的历史构形说明；“要求”作为现代词语时，应结合完整词义学习，不能把单字意义机械相加。

Pictograph of two hands grabbing a woman's waist. The current meaning "want" is a phonetic loan. The original meaning "waist" is now written as 腰. Pictograph of a crawling insect. The current meaning "seek" or "beg" is a phonetic loan. These notes explain the characters’ formation. Learn 要求 as a complete modern word rather than mechanically adding isolated character meanings.

Learning note · 学习提示：形旁通常提示意义范围，声旁通常提示较早的读音；现代普通话读音或字义可能已经发生变化。