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Chinese symbol for “hemisphere”

半球
bàn qiú
hemisphere

The closest CC-CEDICT match for hemisphere is 半球 (bàn qiú), defined as: hemisphere.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

半 bàn
half; semi-, incomplete
radical 24 ⼗ · 5 strokes
球 qiú
ball, globe, sphere; round
radical 96 ⽟ · 11 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 半球.

WordPinyinMeaning
一半yī bànhalf
半岛 (半島)bàn dǎopeninsula
半年bàn niánhalf a year
半个 (半個)bàn gehalf of sth
半数 (半數)bàn shùhalf the number; half
上半年shàng bàn niánfirst half of the year
全球quán qiúthe whole world; worldwide; global
足球zú qiúsoccer; football; a soccer ball; a football

See also: Japanese symbol for “hemisphere”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.