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球 qiú ball, globe - Mandarin Chinese

Definition

Radical is 玉 yù “jade,” but notice that as a radical the last stroke (the dot) is dropped, so that the radical looks like 王 wáng “king”. For that reason, the colloquial name for this radical is 王字旁 wángzìpáng “side made up of the character 王.” Notice also that when used as a radical, the bottom line of 王 slants up toward the right, so as not to get in the way of the other component. Phonetic is 求 qiú “implore.”

Examples

• 球 qiú ball [N]
• 打球 dăqiú play a ball game [VO]
• 排球 páiqiú volleyball [N]
• 球鞋 qiúxié sneakers, athletic shoes [N]

Sources

Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler

Other Lessons

• 利 lì sharp (e.g., a knife); benefit
• 医(醫) yī medical doctor; heal
• 料 liào material
• 预(預) yù prepare; in advance
• 鞋 xié shoe
• 合 hé be in accord with
• 趣 qù interest; interesting
• 草 căo grass
• 受 shòu stand, endure, bear; receive
• At the Post Office
• 步 bù step, pace
• 认(認) rèn recognize; know; admit
• 变(變) biàn change, transform
• 检(檢) jiăn examine
• 队(隊) duì team, group