Meaning
ball; sphere
Chinese: 球体、球类。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “qiu” becomes a different word in each tone. 球 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 打球dǎ qiúto play ball; to play with a ball
- 地球dì qiúthe earth
- 球队qiú duìsports team (basketball, soccer, football etc)
- 足球zú qiúsoccer; football; a soccer ball; a football
- 篮球lán qiúbasketball
Example Sentence
地球是我们共同的家园。Dì qiú shì wǒ men gòng tóng de jiā yuán.Earth is our shared home.
地球Dì qiúthe earth是shìis我们wǒ menwe共同gòng tóngcommon的deof家园jiā yuánhome。