Radical 口

6 strokes

mouth 口 (5) + beg 乞 (415a) = eat 吃

好吃 (18) hǎochī delicious

[吃饭 (332) chīfàn to have a meal]

[小吃 (50) xiǎochī snack]

[吃完 (305) chīwán eat up, finish eating]

The refugee didn’t speak the local language so pointed to his mouth, to beg for something to eat. / The giant took pity on him and gave him a chapati.

clouds (124b) + second 乙 (413a) = beg 乞

The clouds had a competition to make interesting shapes. Second prize went to a cloud who took the form of a person begging. / [No pronunciation needed]