球 — Chinese character
球
qiú
ball, globe, sphere; round
- Pinyin
- qiú
- Radical
- 96 ⽟ (Jade)
- Strokes
- 11
- Components
- 王 求
- Formation
- pictophonetic — jade; meaning component 王; sound component 求
- Japanese
- 球 as a kanji
Common words with 球
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 全球 | quán qiú | the whole world; worldwide; global |
| 足球 | zú qiú | soccer; football; a soccer ball; a football |
| 地球 | dì qiú | the earth |
| 球队 (球隊) | qiú duì | sports team (basketball, soccer, football etc) |
| 球员 (球員) | qiú yuán | (ball sports) player; team member |
| 篮球 (籃球) | lán qiú | basketball; 个 (gè),只 (zhī) |
| 球迷 | qiú mí | fan (ball sports); 个 (gè) |
| 环球 (環球) | huán qiú | around the world; worldwide |
| 进球 (進球) | jìn qiú | to score a goal; goal (sport) |
| 星球 | xīng qiú | celestial body (e.g. planet, satellite etc); heavenly body |
| 球场 (球場) | qiú chǎng | stadium; sports ground |
| 全球化 | quán qiú huà | globalization |
English words written with 球
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.