The word 追求 is formed by combining two characters that each convey a core aspect of active, directed movement toward a goal. The first character, 追 (zhuī), originally depicts the act of chasing or running after something. The second, 求 (qiú), represents the act of seeking, asking for, or striving to obtain. When fused, they create a powerful compound that visually and conceptually merges the ideas of chasing after and striving for, encapsulating the notion of persistent, forward-moving pursuit, whether of an ideal, a person, or an objective, as a single, continuous endeavor.