球 (qiú) — ball | HSK 1 Chinese

Character

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

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.
你会打球吗？ Nǐ huì dǎqiú ma? Can you play ball games?
球在桌子下边。 Qiú zài zhuōzi xiàbian. The ball is under the table.
球是谁的？是小王的。 Qiú shì shéi de? Shì Xiǎo Wáng de. Whose ball is it? It's Xiao Wang's.
我们在东边打球。 Wǒmen zài dōngbian dǎqiú. We play ball on the east side.
两个球都是白的。 Liǎng ge qiú dōu shì báide. Both balls are white.
弟弟拿着球跑了。 Dìdi ná zhe qiú pǎo le. Little brother took the ball and ran off.
别玩儿球了，吃饭吧。 Bié wánr qiú le, chīfàn ba. Stop playing with the ball; let's eat.