乞

乞
qǐ = qi + Ø3
to beg
乞 = 𠂉 + 乙 : The beggar gives the Queen of Hearts her key which he found. As a reward, she awards him a silver medal, pronouncing him second grade knight of the royal court.

乞 character breakdown

乙
yǐ = y + Ø3
second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / second in order / letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方[yi3 fang1], as opposed to 甲方[jia3 fang1]) / ethyl / bent / winding / radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5) / ancient Chinese compass point: 105°
Who's second always gets a silver medal.
Maud Younger is proudly holding her silver medal in the camera.
The character 乙 actually looks like the character 2.
乙
zhé = zh + e2
turning stroke (in Chinese characters) / see also 折[zhe2]
Character component without intrinsic meaning
𠂉 = 丿 + 一 : Mnemonic symbol: 𠂉 looks like a key.

Imagine a banana you can't open without putting a key into each of the holes of a flute which is painted on its peel.
乙
zhé = zh + e2
turning stroke (in Chinese characters), aka 折[zhe2]

Characters with 乞 as component

干
乾
ga̅n = g + an1
dry / dried food / empty; hollow / taken in to nominal kinship; adoptive; foster / futile; in vain / (dialect) rude; blunt / (dialect) to cold-shoulder
干 = 一 + 十 : Mnemonic symbol: dried fruit.

Guy Fawkes (g) is drying (干) his clothes in front of the anthill (an1). He hangs them on a large construction made from a cross (十) and a flute (一). Waiting for his clothes to dry, he snacks dried fruit (mnemonic symbol for 干).
吃
喫
chi̅ = ch + Ø1
variant of 吃[chi1]
吃 = 乞 + 口 : Charlie Chaplin and the beggar are floating in front of the space station. Charlie Chaplin is very hungry and begs the beggar to hand over the beggar's mandarin.
吃
chi̅ = ch + Ø1
to eat / to consume / to eat at (a cafeteria etc) / to eradicate / to destroy / to absorb / to suffer / to stammer (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [ji2])
吃 = 乞 + 口 : Charlie Chaplin and the beggar are floating in front of the space station. Charlie Chaplin is very hungry and begs the beggar to hand over the beggar's mandarin.
迄
qì = qi + Ø4
as yet / until
迄 = 乞 + 辶 : Every day the beggar (乞) is begging (乞) the Queen of Hearts (qi) to give him a new pair of gladiator sandals (辶), but up to now (迄) the Queen of Hearts didn't give it to him.
屹
yì = y + Ø4
high and steep
乾
qián = qi + an2
one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing heaven / male principle / ☰ / ancient Chinese compass point: 315° (northwest)
乾
亁
qián = qi + an2
variant of 乾[qian2]
乾
qián = qi + an2
surname Qian
乾
乹
qián = qi + an2
old variant of 乾[qian2]
讫
訖
qì = qi + Ø4
finished
圪
ge̅ = g + e1
(phonetic)
仡
yì = y + Ø4
strong / brave
仡
ge̅ = g + e1
used in 仡佬族[Ge1 lao3 zu2], Gelao or Klau ethnic group of Guizhou / Taiwan pr. [qi4]

Words with 乞

乞
求
to beg
乞
丐
beggar
乞
乞
讨
討
to beg / to go begging
行
乞
to beg / to ask for alms
乞
食
to beg for food
求
乞
to beg
讨
討
乞
乞
to go begging / to ask for alms
乞
乞
贷
貸
to beg for a loan
吹
吹
箫
簫
乞
乞
食
食
to beg while playing the xiao 簫|箫[xiao1] (mouth organ) / cf Wu Zixu 伍子胥[Wu3 Zi3 xu1], destitute refugee from Chu 楚[Chu3], busked in Wu town c. 520 BC, then became a powerful politician
摇
搖
尾
尾
乞
乞
怜
憐
lit. to behave like a dog wagging its tail, seeking its master's affection (idiom) / fig. to fawn on sb / to bow and scrape / to grovel
死
死
乞
乞
白
白
赖
賴
to pester someone again and again

Sentences with 乞

乞 currently does not appear in any sentence.