球

qiú

ball, sphere, globe; round

How to write 球, stroke by stroke

ball used for playing games (variant of 球); ball; sphere; globe; ball game; match

Pictophonetic: semantic 王 (jade), phonetic 求

Made of 王 + 求

地球dì qiúthe earth
星球xīng qiúcelestial body (e.g. planet, satellite etc); heavenly body
全球quán qiúthe whole world; worldwide; global
棒球bàng qiúbaseball
球员qiú yuán(ball sports) player; team member
足球zú qiúsoccer; football; a soccer ball; a football (个)
月球yuè qiúthe moon
球队qiú duìsports team (basketball, soccer, football etc)
混球hún qiúbastard; wretch; scoundrel
打球dǎ qiúto play ball; to play with a ball
橄榄球gǎn lǎn qiúfootball played with oval-shaped ball (rugby, American football, Australian rules etc)
气球qì qiúballoon

他跟你一样喜欢棒球。
tā gēn nǐ yí yàng xǐ huan bàng qiú 。
He as well as you likes baseball.
他哥哥是个有名的足球员。
tā gē ge shì gè yǒu míng de zú qiú yuán 。
His brother is a famous soccer player.
地球表面的三分之一是沙漠。
dì qiú biǎo miàn de sān fēn zhī yī shì shā mò 。
One third of the earth's surface is desert.
明天，他将登上月球。
míng tiān ， tā jiāng dēng shàng yuè qiú 。
Tomorrow, he will land on the moon.
电视台现在正在播放足球赛。
diàn shì tái xiàn zài zhèng zài bō fàng zú qiú sài 。
The football game is now on the air.