求, a cognate of 裘, is a pictographic character of a fur coat. 求 serves as phonetic component to form characters. Most of the characters formed by the phonetic component 求 have the same pronunciation qiú.
Characters formed by the phonetic component 求
球 裘 盚 梂 蛷 毬 逑 俅 莍 浗 赇 銶 殏 觩 皳 have the same pronunciation qiú
救 jiù