气球
HSK 4 (2021)
气球 (qìqiú) · balloon
气球 (qìqiú) means “balloon”. It is written with 2 characters: 气 (air) + 球 (ball). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 气球 is built
The characters
气 qì · air
What 气 is made of
- 亻rén — person
Origin hint: A person 亻 breathing air (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
球 qiú · ball
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)
Example sentences
孩子手里拿着一个红气球。Háizi shǒu lǐ ná zhe yī gè hóng qìqiú.The child is holding a red balloon.
你会吹气球吗？Nǐ huì chuī qìqiú ma?Can you blow up a balloon?
Questions about 气球
What does 气球 mean?
气球 (qìqiú) means “balloon”.
How do you pronounce 气球?
气球 is pronounced qìqiú.
Which HSK level is 气球?
气球 is in HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 不客气bùkèqiyou are welcome
- 生气shēngqìangry
- 天气tiānqìweather
- 空气kōngqìair
- 气温qìwēnair temperature
- 气候qìhòuclimate
- 力气lìqiphysical strength
- 暖气nuǎnqìheating
- 勇气yǒngqìcourage
- 运气yùnqiluck
Learn 气球 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 73: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.