球 qiú
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 王 — king, ruler
- Made of
- 王 king, ruler 求 to seek
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
球
qiú
ball
Character
Example phrases
- 我有一个球。 Wǒ yǒu yí gè qiú. I have a ball.
- 那个球很大。 Nàge qiú hěn dà. That ball is very big.
- 弟弟喜欢打球。 Dìdi xǐhuan dǎ qiú. My younger brother likes playing ball.
Related words
- 打球 dǎqiú to play ball
- 打 dǎ to hit; to play (a ball game); to make (a call)
- 电影 diànyǐng film, movie
- 歌 gē song
- 看 kàn to look, to watch; to read
- 唱歌 chànggē to sing a song
- 看到 kàndào to see
- 唱 chàng to sing
- 看见 kànjiàn to see, to catch sight of
- 好玩儿 hǎowánr fun, interesting
- 好看 hǎokàn good-looking, nice
- 玩儿 wánr to play, to have fun