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qiú

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qiú Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
qiú | qiu2
English translation
ball
sphere
globe
CL:
>[gè]
ball game
match
CL: chǎng
> cháng [chǎng]
ball, globe, sphere; round

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About qiú

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

qiú

Contains the radical

Wáng

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

jade

Etymology of qiú

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

王求

Semantic compound

Wáng

Phonetic compound

qiú

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 𤣩 represents the meaning and qiú represents the sound.

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Example sentences using qiú

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知道 zhīdào zhè cháng 篮球 lán qiú sài shuí huì 上场 shàng chǎng .

I don't know (wonder) who will play in the basketball match.

作为 zuòwéi míng 足球 zú qiú 队员 duì yuán , shuí dōu chāo 不过 bùguò .

As a football player he is second to none.

jiāng qiú rēng gěi ,他接 zhù le .

I threw the ball to him and he caught it.

个子 gèzi Gāo ,排球 pái qiú 占便宜 zhàn pián yi .

In playing volleyball you have the advantage of being tall.

暴徒 bào tú yòng bàng qiú bàng 失去 shīqù le 知觉 zhījué .

The thugs beat him senseless with a baseball bat.

Words with qiú

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
qiú ball qiú
全球 quán qiú entire全球 quán qiú
地球 dìqiú the earth地球 dìqiú
球员 qiú yuán sports club member球員
球队 qiú duì sports team (basketball, soccer, football etc)球隊
足球 zú qiú soccer ball足球 zú qiú
星球 xīng qiú heavenly body星球 xīng qiú
球迷 qiúmí fan (ball sports)球迷 qiúmí
篮球 lán qiú basketball籃球
棒球 bàng qiú baseball棒球 bàng qiú
球场 qiú chǎng stadium球場
进球 jìn qiú to score a goal進球
打球 dǎ qiú to play ball打球 dǎ qiú
橄榄球 gǎn lǎn qiú football played with oval-shaped ball (rugby, American football, Australian rules etc)橄欖球
网球 wǎngqiú tennis網球
环球 huán qiú worldwide環球
眼球 yǎn qiú eyeball眼球 yǎn qiú
传球 chuán qiú pass (in soccer)傳球
月球 yuè qiú the moon月球 yuè qiú
气球 qì qiú balloon氣球
高尔夫球 gāo ěr fū qiú golf高爾夫球
乒乓球 pīngpāngqiú table tennis乒乓球 pīngpāngqiú
保龄球 bǎo líng qiú bowling ball保齡球
击球 jī qiú to bat擊球
发球 fā qiú to tee off發球

qiú Decomposition & Compounds

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qiú Decomposition

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