HSK 1

(qiú): ball, sphere, globe

qiú

ball, sphere, globe

Pinyin

qiú

HSK Level

Level 1

Characters

1

English Meaning

ball, sphere, globe

How to Write (qiú)

is written in 11 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

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Origin of

A phono-semantic compound: 王 (jade) carries the meaning, and 求 hints at the pronunciation.

What is Made Of

is built from 2 components:

king, ruler
to seek

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Words Using

Common Chinese words that contain :

地球

dìqiú

球迷

qiúmí

网球

wǎngqiú

乒乓球

pīngpāngqiú

打篮球

dǎlánqiú

羽毛球

yǔmáoqiú

踢足球

tīzúqiú

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