Chinese symbol for “quest”

求索

qiú suǒ

to search for sth; to seek; to quest; to explore

The closest CC-CEDICT match for quest is 求索 (qiú suǒ), defined as: to search for sth; to seek; to quest; to explore.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

求 qiú

to seek; to request, to demand; to beseech, to beg for

radical 85 ⽔ · 7 strokes

索 suǒ

cable, rope; rules, laws; to demand, to exact; to search, to inquire

radical 120 ⽷ · 10 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 求索.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
要求	yāo qiú	to request; to require
需求	xū qiú	requirement; to require
请求 (請求)	qǐng qiú	to request; to ask; request (个 (gè))
追求	zhuī qiú	to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly; to seek after
寻求 (尋求)	xún qiú	to seek; to look for
诉求 (訴求)	sù qiú	to demand; to call for; to petition; demand; wish; request
探索	tàn suǒ	to explore; to probe
搜索	sōu suǒ	to search (a place, a database, online etc); to search for (sth)

See also: Japanese symbol for “quest”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.