qiú = qi + ou2
ball / sphere / globe / CL:個|个[ge4] / ball game / match / CL:場|场[chang3]
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How to pronounce 球

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= qi initial

Qi is for the Queen of Hearts.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ ou2 final

In the outhouse’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

球 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
qiú = qi + ou2
to seek / to look for / to request / to demand / to beseech
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wáng = w + ang2
king or monarch / best or strongest of its type / grand / great
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wàng = w + ang4
to rule / to reign over
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Characters with 球 as component

球 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 球

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the earth / CL:個|个[ge4]
celestial body (e.g. planet, satellite etc) / heavenly body
celestial body (e.g. planet, satellite etc); heavenly body

Sentences with 球

球 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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qiú

ball / sphere / globe / CL:個|个[ge4] / ball game / match / CL:場|场[chang3]

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