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球

qiú

HSK 2 Character Traditional 毬

What 球 means

1. ball used for playing games (variant of {球|qiú})

Other readings

球 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• qiúball; sphere; globe

Example sentences

• 一好球！
  Strike one!
• 两好球！
  Strike two!
• 球是圆的。
  Balls are round.
• 我踢足球。
  I play football.
• 他打篮球。
  He played basketball.
• 他酷爱足球。
  Tā kù'ài zúqiú.
  He's crazy about soccer.

Words starting with 球

• 球迷qiú mífan (ball sports)
• 球员qiú yuán(ball sports) player; team member
• 球队qiú duìsports team (basketball, soccer, football etc)
• 球场qiú chǎngstadium; sports ground; court
• 球星qiú xīngsports star (ball sport)
• 球赛qiú sài(ball sports) game; match
• 球拍qiú pāi(tennis, badminton etc) racket; (table tennis) paddle; (cricket) bat
• 球鞋qiú xiéathletic shoes
• 球门qiú méngoalmouth (in soccer)
• 球形qiú xíngspherical; ball-shaped
• 球类qiú lèiball sports
• 球手qiú shǒu(ball sports) player
• 球体qiú tǐspheroid
• 球团qiú tuán(Taiwan) (esp. baseball) professional sports club (as a business entity)
• 球感qiú gǎnball sense; feel for the ball
• 球会qiú huì(Hong Kong) ball sports club (soccer, basketball etc)
• 球网qiú wǎngnet (for ball games)
• 球道qiú dàofairway (golf); lane (ten-pin bowling)
• 球面qiú miànsphere
• 球面度qiú miàn dùsteradian (math.)
• 球童qiú tóngball boy (tennis); caddie (golf)
• 球路qiú lù(sports) trajectory of the ball; method of dispatching the ball…
• 球面几何qiú miàn jǐ héspherical geometry
• 球台qiú táitable (for games using balls)

Words containing 球

• 地球dì qiúthe earth
• 羽毛球yǔ máo qiúbadminton; shuttlecock
• 乒乓球pīng pāng qiútable tennis; ping-pong; table tennis ball
• 网球wǎng qiútennis; tennis ball
• 排球pái qiúvolleyball
• 全球quán qiúthe whole world; worldwide; global
• 足球zú qiúsoccer; football; a soccer ball; a football
• 篮球lán qiúbasketball
• 打球dǎ qiúto play ball; to play with a ball
• 环球huán qiúaround the world; worldwide
• 全球化quán qiú huàglobalization
• 星球xīng qiúcelestial body (e.g. planet, satellite etc); heavenly body
• 眼球yǎn qiúeyeball; (fig.) attention
• 进球jìn qiúto score a goal; goal (sport)
• 月球yuè qiúthe moon
• 气球qì qiúballoon
• 棒球bàng qiúbaseball
• 篮球场lán qiú chǎngbasketball court
• 皮球pí qiúball (made of rubber, leather etc)
• 台球tái qiúbilliards
• 足球场zú qiú chǎngfootball field; soccer field
• 高尔夫球gāo ěr fū qiúgolf; golf ball
• 发球fā qiú(tennis etc) to serve; (golf) to tee off
• 足球赛zú qiú sàisoccer match; soccer competition

Characters built on 求

These share the phonetic component 求 (qiú), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 救jiùto save; to assist; to rescue
• 裘qiúfur; fur coat
• 俅qiúornamental cap
• 逑qiúcollect; to match

Characters that look like 球

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 域yùfield; region; area
• 滋zīto grow; to nourish; to increase
• 综zōng(bound form) to synthesize; to combine; Taiwan pr. zòng
• 琼qióngjasper; fine jade; beautiful
• 棘jíthorns
• 睐làito glance; to look askance at

Sounds the same

Read qiú, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 求to seek; to look for; to request
• 囚prisoner
• 裘fur; fur coat
• 虬young dragon with horns
• 逑collect; to match
• 仇spouse; companion
• 酋tribal chief
• 俅ornamental cap
• 犰used in 犰狳
• 泅to swim (bound form)
• 遒strong; vigorous; robust
• 璆(gem); to tinkle