DICTIONARY
The Chinese word qiu - 球 - qiú
(ball in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
qiú
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English translations
ball, sphere, globe
Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 球 ( qiú ) correctly?"
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
The traditional Chinese characters of qiú are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Character complexity
球 is composed of 11 strokes and therefore is of average complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
match | goal
球 ( qiu / qiú ) belongs to the 1000 most common Chinese characters (rank 692)
球 ( qiu / qiú ) belongs to the 1000 most common Chinese characters (rank 692)
Chinese example words containing the character 球 ( qiu / qiú )
打保龄球 ( dă băolíngqiú = to play bowling ), 打棒球 ( dă bàngqiú = to play baseball ), 打冰球 ( dă bīngqiú = to play hockey ), 打篮球 ( dă lánqiú = to play basketball ), 打网球 ( dă wăngqiú = to play tennis ), 地球 ( dìqiú = earth ), 高尔夫球 ( gāoĕrfūqiú = golf ), 篮球 ( lánqiú = basketball ), 排球 ( páiqiú = volleyball ), 乒乓球 ( pīngpāngqiú = table tennis ), 全球定位系统 ( quánqiú dìngwèi xìtŏng = gaps ), 台球 ( táiqiú = billiard ), 踢足球 ( tī zúqiú = to play football ), 网球 ( wăngqiú = tennis ), 羽毛球 ( yŭmáoqiú = badminton ), 月球 ( yuèqiú = moon ), 足球 ( zúqiú = football ), 足球队 ( zúqiúduì = football team ), 足球赛 ( zúqiúsài = football game )
Other characters that are pronounced qiú in Chinese
More words that mean ball in Chinese
dàn ( 弹 )
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