球

qiú

ball

sphere; globe; CL:個|个[ge4]; ball game; match; CL:場|场[chang3]

jade (王) + sound qiú (求) = round ball

The jade radical (王) signals a smooth, round precious stone — jade beads and spheres were prized objects in early China. 求 gives the sound qiú; the jade root carries the roundness.

王+求→球
求To seekPhonetic
王Variant of 玉Semantic

这个球是我的。

zhè ge qiú shì wǒ de。

This ball is mine.

今天的球打得很精彩。

jīn tiān de qiú dǎ de hěn jīng cǎi。

Today's ball game was played very brilliantly.

Words with 球

假球

jiǎ qiú

match-fixing; a fixed match

热气球

rè qì qiú

hot air balloon

血球

xuè qiú

blood corpuscle

眼球

yǎn qiú

eyeball

球台

qiú tái

table (for games using balls)

链球菌

liàn qiú jūn

streptococcus (genus of bacteria)

足球队

zú qiú duì

soccer team

红血球

hóng xuè qiú

erythrocyte

球馆

qiú guǎn

(sports) arena

扣球

kòu qiú

to smash a ball

月球

yuè qiú

the moon

躲避球

duǒ bì qiú

dodgeball

More characters with 王

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