球
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ball used for playing games (variant of 球[qiu2])
11 strokes
Dict coverage rank #165 U+7403
How 球 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
王 (semantic, “jade”) + 求 (phonetic, qiú)
How to remember it
ball · Heisig RSH #268
ball + 求 request
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 求
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 求 (qiú) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 求 sound component | qiú | to seek; to request, to demand; to beseech, to beg for |
| 救 | jiù | aid, help; to rescue, to save |
| 裘 | qiú | fur coat; surname |
| 俅 | qiú | ornamental cap |
| 逑 | qiú | to unite, to collect; pair, match |
Words containing 球
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 中国地球物理学会 | Zhōng guó Dì qiú Wù lǐ Xué huì | Chinese Geophysical Society |
| 地球化学 | dì qiú huà xué | geochemistry |
| 地球物理学 | dì qiú wù lǐ xué | geophysics |
| 发球区 | fā qiú qū | teeing ground (golf) |
| 地球物理 | dì qiú wù lǐ | geophysics |
| 大球 | dà qiú | sports such as soccer, basketball and volleyball that use large balls; see also 小球[xiao3 q… |
| 人球 | rén qiú | person who is passed back and forth, with nobody willing to look after them (e.g. a child … |
| 地球科学 | dì qiú kē xué | earth science |
| 水球 | shuǐ qiú | water polo |
| 三分球 | sān fēn qiú | (basketball) three-point shot |
| 头球 | tóu qiú | (soccer) header |
| 地球 | dì qiú | the earth |
| 空心球 | kōng xīn qiú | hollow ball; (basketball) swish shot |
| 天球 | tiān qiú | celestial sphere |
| 马球 | mǎ qiú | polo |
| 小球 | xiǎo qiú | sports such as ping-pong and badminton that use small balls; see also 大球[da4 qiu2] |
| 球会 | qiú huì | (HK) ball sports club (soccer, basketball etc) |
| 手球 | shǒu qiú | handball (the game or the ball itself); handball (a foul in soccer) |
| 球手 | qiú shǒu | (ball sports) player |
| 气球 | qì qiú | balloon |