足球
HSK 2 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)
足球 (zúqiú) · football
足球 (zúqiú) means “football; soccer”. It is written with 2 characters: 足 (foot) + 球 (ball). It is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 足球 is built
The characters
足 zú · foot
What 足 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: The leg 口 above the foot (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
我们下午去踢足球。Wǒmen xiàwǔ qù tī zúqiú.We're going to play football this afternoon.
你喜欢看足球比赛吗？Nǐ xǐhuan kàn zúqiú bǐsài ma?Do you like watching football matches?
Questions about 足球
What does 足球 mean?
足球 (zúqiú) means “football; soccer”.
How do you pronounce 足球?
足球 is pronounced zúqiú.
Which HSK level is 足球?
足球 is in HSK 2 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 满足mǎnzúsatisfied
- 足够zúgòuenough
- 踢足球tī zúqiúto play soccer
- 不足bùzúinsufficient
- 充足chōngzúsufficient
- 画蛇添足huàshétiānzúto overdo it
- 举足轻重jǔzúqīngzhòngto play a key role
- 立足lìzúto gain a foothold
- 十足shízúfull of
- 微不足道wēibùzúdàoinsignificant
Learn 足球 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 86: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.