Phonosemantic compound. 𤣩 represents the meaning and 求 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
球
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
球
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
球
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
球
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
球
Regular
Modern
Chinese
球 [qiú]
ball; sphere; globe; CL:個|个[gè]; ball game; match; CL:場|场[chǎng]
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
球 きゅう
Kyū given name
球 たま
Tama given name
球 まり
Mari female given name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
全球 [quánqiú] #2,883
entire
地球 [dìqiú] #1,254
the earth
球员 [qiúyuán] #3,662
sports club member
球员 [qiúyuán] #3,662
sports club member
球队 [qiúduì] #3,310
sports team (basketball, soccer, football etc)
球队 [qiúduì] #3,310
sports team (basketball, soccer, football etc)
足球 [zúqiú] #3,463
soccer ball
星球 [xīngqiú] #1,805
celestial body (e.g. planet, satellite etc)
球迷 [qiúmí] #5,888
fan (ball sports)
篮球 [lánqiú] #3,033
basketball
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 地球 [ちきゅう] #3,275
Earth
⭐ 野球 [やきゅう] #6,448
baseball
眼球 [がんきゅう] #9,172
eyeball
球体 [きゅうたい] #9,648
sphere
⭐ 直球 [ちょっきゅう] #15,228
straight ball (pitch)
⭐ 野球部 [やきゅうぶ] #15,349
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.)
火球 [かきゅう] #15,438
fireball
⭐ 地球上 [ちきゅうじょう] #16,723
on Earth
⭐ 電球 [でんきゅう] #20,443
light bulb
地球人 [ちきゅうじん] #20,533
earthling
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