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Chinese symbol for “volleyball”

排球
pái qiú
volleyball; 个 (gè)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for volleyball is 排球 (pái qiú), defined as: volleyball; 个 (gè).

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

排 pái
row, rank, file; to eliminate, to remove
radical 64 ⼿ · 11 strokes
球 qiú
ball, globe, sphere; round
radical 96 ⽟ · 11 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 排球.

WordPinyinMeaning
安排ān páito arrange; to plan
排名pái míngto rank (1st, 2nd etc); ranking
排除pái chúto eliminate; to remove
排列pái lièto arrange in order; (math.) permutation
排放pái fàngto arrange in order; to emit; to discharge (exhaust gas, waste water etc)
排队 (排隊)pái duìto line up
全球quán qiúthe whole world; worldwide; global
足球zú qiúsoccer; football; a soccer ball; a football

See also: Japanese symbol for “volleyball”.

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.