qiú

Traditional: 球

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Translation

ball, sphere; globe

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Stroke order for 球

Examples

yuán

The Earth is our home.

yuán

The children are kicking a ball in the park.

This football is new.

The children are playing football.

tán

This ball bounces very high.

球 (qiú) means ball or sphere; with 地 it forms 地球 (dìqiú), Earth, and it heads ball sports such as 篮球 (lánqiú).

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This word is part of lesson 106.