球 (qiú) · ball

球 (qiú) means “ball”. It is made of 王 + 求 and has 11 strokes, and is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).

Break 球 into its parts

What 球 is made of

• 王 wáng — king
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 土 tǔ — earth
    • 十 — ten
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
• 求 qiú — to seek
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 氺 shui — structural part
    • 亅 — hook

Origin hint: 王 gives the meaning, 求 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

球 stroke order

Example sentences

Words with 球

• 打球dǎqiúto play ball
• 地球dìqiúthe earth
• 篮球lánqiúbasketball
• 排球páiqiúvolleyball
• 球场qiúchǎngsports field
• 球队qiúduì(sports) team
• 球鞋qiúxiésneakers
• 网球wǎngqiútennis
• 球迷qiúmísports fan
• 全球quánqiúthe whole world
• 足球zúqiúfootball
• 气球qìqiúballoon
• 打篮球dǎ lánqiúto play basketball
• 踢足球tī zúqiúto play soccer
• 乒乓球pīngpāngqiútable tennis
• 羽毛球yǔmáoqiúbadminton

Also built with 王

• 丢diūto lose
• 主zhǔto own
• 呈chéngto petition
• 斑bānspot
• 旺wàngto flourish
• 望wàngto expect
• 枉wǎnguseless
• 狂kuánginsane
• 玉yùjade
• 玩wánto play
• 环huánring
• 现xiànto appear

Quick facts

Questions about 球