球

See also: 毬

球 U+7403, 球 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7403 ← 琂 [U+7402] CJK Unified Ideographs 琄 → [U+7404]

Translingual

Han character

球 (Kangxi radical 96, 玉+7, 11 strokes, cangjie input 一土戈十水 (MGIJE), four-corner 1313₂, composition ⿰𤣩求)

Derived characters

• 𫳰, 𨫣

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 732, character 29
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 21011
• Dae Jaweon: page 1144, character 6
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1114, character 15
• Unihan data for U+7403

Chinese

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 球
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script

	Old Chinese
救	*kus
求	*ɡu
球	*ɡu
逑	*ɡu
賕	*ɡu
蛷	*ɡu
莍	*ɡu
殏	*ɡu
梂	*ɡu
俅	*ɡu
脙	*ɡu, *qʰu
絿	*ɡu
銶	*ɡu
毬	*ɡu
捄	*ɡu, *ko
觩	*ɡu

Characters in the same phonetic series (求) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡu) : semantic 玉 (“jade”) + phonetic 求 (OC *ɡu).

Etymology 1

simp. and trad.		球
alternative forms		毬 𤥲

"Ball", earlier some "kind of jade". Bodman (1980) relates this to Wuming Zhuang klau^A2 (“ball”), and relates 俅 (qiú, “gem-adorned”) to Tibetan གྲུ (gru, “lustre of gems”). This character had a softened initial in Proto-Min.

Originally written as 毬 (since Tang dynasty). The form 球 (since Qing dynasty) is now more common.

Pronunciation

Rime
Character	球
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	群 (30)
Final (韻)	尤 (136)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	巨鳩切
Baxter	gjuw
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɡɨu/
Pan Wuyun	/ɡiu/
Shao Rongfen	/ɡiəu/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/guw/
Li Rong	/ɡiu/
Wang Li	/ɡĭəu/
Bernhard Karlgren	/gi̯ə̯u/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qiú
Expected Cantonese Reflex	kau4

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	球
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	qiú
Middle Chinese	‹ gjuw ›
Old Chinese	/*[ɡ](r)[u]/
English	"ball"?
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	球
Reading #	1/1
No.	10561
Phonetic component	求
Rime group	幽
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	𧚍
Old Chinese	/*ɡu/

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): qiú (qiu²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄡˊ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): qiu²

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): kau⁴

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): kiu³

• Gan (Wiktionary): qiu²
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): khiù

  (Meixian, Guangdong): kiu²

• Jin (Wiktionary): qiou¹
• Northern Min (KCR): giǔ
• Eastern Min (BUC): giù
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kiû

  (Teochew, Peng'im): giu⁵

• Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁶jieu / ²jieu
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): qiou²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiú
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cióu
    • Wade–Giles: chʻiu²
    • Yale: chyóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyou
    • Palladius: цю (cju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (球兒／球儿)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiúr
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄡˊㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cióur
    • Wade–Giles: chʻiu²-ʼrh
    • Yale: chyóur
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyoul
    • Palladius: цюр (cjur)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɤʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: qiu²
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: kiu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiəu²¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: kau⁴
    • Yale: kàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: keo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɐu̯²¹/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: kiu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰiu²²/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: qiu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiu²⁴/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khiù
    • Hakka Romanization System: kiu^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: kiu²
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰi̯u¹¹/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: kiu²
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰiu¹¹/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: qiou¹
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕʰiəu¹¹/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: giǔ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiu²¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: giù
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kieu⁵³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiû
    • Tâi-lô: kiû
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiuu
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kiu²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiu²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiu¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kiu²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiu²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: giu⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kiû
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiu⁵⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶jieu
    • MiniDict: jieu^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³jjieu
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /d͡ʑiɤ²³/
  • (Northern: Suzhou, Hangzhou)
    • Wugniu: ²jieu
    • MiniDict: jieu^平
    • MiniDict: jiu^平
    • Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /d͡ʑʏ²²³/
    • Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /d͡ʑiø²³/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: qiou²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯əu̯¹³/

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• Middle Chinese: gjuw

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*[ɡ](r)[u]/

  (Zhengzhang): /*ɡu/

Definitions

球

1. ^† fine jade
2. ^† percussion instrument made of jade
3. ball; globe; orb

   氣球／气球  ―  qìqiú  ―  balloon

   雪球  ―  xuěqiú  ―  snowball

4. (mathematics) ball; solid sphere
5. earth

   全球  ―  quánqiú  ―  whole world

6. ball (in sports)

   發球／发球  ―  fāqiú  ―  to serve

   一個籃球／一个篮球  ―  yī ge lánqiú  ―  a basketball

7. ball game

   球迷  ―  qiúmí  ―  fan of a ball sport

   一場球／一场球  ―  yī chǎng qiú  ―  a ball game

8. (Teochew, Xiang) Classifier for spherical objects, such as balls of string

   一球毛線／一球毛线  ―  yī qiú máoxiàn  ―  a ball of knitting wool

9. (botany) Short for 仙人球 (xiānrénqiú, “ball-shaped cactus”).
10. Short for 球根 (qiúgēn, “bulb, corm, tuber”).
11. (slang) testicle
12. (dialectal Mandarin, Jin, vulgar) Expletive. Often used in the form of ……個球(…… my ass). Underlying meaning may be "testes".
13. (Cantonese, colloquial) million dollars
14. (medicine, attributive) bulbar

Synonyms

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		球
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	球
	Taiwan	球
	Singapore	球
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	球
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	球
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	蛋子
	Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)	蛋子
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	球
	Wuhan	球
	Lancang	球
	Guilin	球
	Dagudi (Maliba)	球
	Reshuitang (Longling)	球
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	球
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	球
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	球
	Hefei	球
Cantonese	Guangzhou	波, 球
	Hong Kong	波
	Taishan	波
	Dongguan	波
	Rongxian	球
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	球, 波
	Hepu (Shatian)	球, 波
	Qinzhou (Xiniujiao)	球
	Beihai	波
	Beihai (Nankang)	球
	Beihai (Yingpan)	球
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	球, 波
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	球, 波
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	球
	Singapore (Guangfu)	波
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	波
	Móng Cái	球
	Bangkok (Guangfu)	波
	Betong (Rongxian)	球, 波
Gan	Nanchang	球
Hakka	Meixian	球
	Jiexi	球
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	球仔
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	球仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	球仔
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	球
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	球仔
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	球
	Hong Kong	波
	Bangkok (Meixian)	球
	Bangkok (Jiexi)	球
Jin	Taiyuan	球
Northern Min	Jian'ou	球
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	球
Southern Min	Xiamen	球
	Singapore (Hokkien)	球
	Chaozhou	球
	Shantou	球
	Jieyang	球
	Bangkok (Teochew)	球
	Chiang Mai (Teochew)	球
	Hat Yai (Teochew)	球
	Singapore (Teochew)	球
	Pontianak (Teochew)	球
	Leizhou	波
	Haikou	波
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	波
Wu	Shanghai	球
	Suzhou	球
	Wenzhou	球
Xiang	Changsha	球
	Shuangfeng	球

Dialectal synonyms of 球 (“ball”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		外腎, 腎
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		睪丸, 精巢
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	卵子兒, 卵包子, 小蛋兒
	Taiwan	蛋蛋
	Harbin	卵子兒
	Singapore	球
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	球蛋
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	蛋子兒, 蛋
	Wanrong	子
	Xi'an	蛋子兒
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	卵子
	Lanzhou	脬子兒, 腎
	Ürümqi	脬卵子, 卵子
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	卵, 卵蛋, 蛋蛋, 卵子, 敲敲兒
	Wuhan	卵子, 卵蛋, 卵坨
	Guiyang	卵蛋
	Liuzhou	卵考子, 考子
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	卵子
	Yangzhou	卵蛋, 卵子子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	春子
	Hong Kong	春, 春子, 春核, 波子, 蛋蛋, 睪丸
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	核
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	核春
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	核仁
	Kaiping (Chikan)	春牯
	Dongguan	春核
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	卵子
	Hepu (Shatian)	卵脬仁
	Guiping	核子
	Guiping (Mule)	𨳍卵
	Pingnan	核卵
	Guigang (Gangcheng)	核仔
	Guigang (Pingdong)	核仁
	Beihai	卵仁
	Beihai (Nankang)	卵仁
	Beihai (Yingpan)	卵仁
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	卵仁
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	卵核
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	卵核
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	春仔
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	卵
	Móng Cái	卵核
Gan	Lichuan	順子
	Pingxiang	卵坨子
Hakka	Meixian	核卵
	Xingning	核卵
	Dabu (Xihe)	核卵仁
	Zengcheng (Zhengguo)	核卵
	Zhongshan (Wuguishan)	核卵
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	核卵
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	核卵
	Wuhua (Changbu)	核卵
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	核卵
	Jiexi	核卵
	Changting	卵子
	Longyan (Yongding)	核卵
	Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding)	核卵仁
	Longyan (Gaobei, Yongding)	核卵
	Longyan (Hukeng, Yongding)	核卵
	Wuping (Zhongshan)	核卵
	Liancheng (Peitian)	卵子
	Liancheng (Juxi)	核卵
	Liancheng (Zhongbao)	核卵
	Liancheng (Laiyuan)	核卵
	Yudu	卵子
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	核卵
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	核卵
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	核卵
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	核卵仁
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	核卵仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	核卵
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	核卵
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	核卵
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	核卵
	Hong Kong	核卵
	Sabah (Longchuan)	核卵
	Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	核卵仁
	Senai (Huiyang)	核
	Singkawang	核卵
	Bangkok (Meixian)	核卵
	Bangkok (Fengshun)	核卵
Huizhou	Jixi	卵子
Jin	Pingyao	堆兒, 蛋
	Xinzhou	蛋籽子
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	𡳞核子, 𡳞核
	Fuzhou (Changle)	𡳞核子
	Fuqing	𡳞核子
	Yongtai	𡳞脬子
	Gutian	𡳞核子
	Fu'an	𡳞脬子
	Ningde	𡳞脬子
	Shouning	𡳞脬子
	Zhouning	尿脬子
	Fuding	卵脬子
Southern Min	Xiamen	𡳞核, 腎子
	Quanzhou	𡳞核, 腎子
	Jinjiang	𡳞核
	Yongchun	𡳞核, 𡳞核子
	Zhangzhou	𡳞核, 腎子
	Zhao'an	𡳞核
	Taipei	𡳞核
	Taipei (Wanhua)	𡳞脬核仔
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	𡳞核
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	𡳞核
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	𡳞核
	Kaohsiung	𡳞核, 𡳞核仔
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	𡳞核仔, 𡳞核
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	𡳞核
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	𡳞核
	Kaohsiung (Tianliao)	𡳞核
	Yilan	𡳞核
	Yilan (Toucheng)	𡳞核仔
	Changhua (Lukang)	𡳞核, 𡳞核仔
	Taichung	𡳞核仔
	Taichung (Wuqi)	𡳞核
	Tainan	𡳞核, 𡳞核仔, 腎子
	Tainan (Anping)	𡳞核
	Taitung	𡳞核仔
	Hsinchu	𡳞核, 𡳞核仔
	Kinmen	𡳞核
	Penghu (Magong)	𡳞核
	Penghu (Xiyu)	𡳞核
	Penang (Hokkien)	𡳞核, 核, 𡳞脬子
	Singapore (Hokkien)	𡳞核, 腎子, 𡳞脬子
	Manila (Hokkien)	𡳞核
	Chaozhou	核
	Shantou	𡳞核
	Shantou (Chenghai)	𡳞核
	Nan'ao (Houzhai)	𡳞核
	Nan'ao (Yun'ao)	𡳞核
	Jieyang	𡳞核, 𡳞仁
	Haifeng	𡳞脬核
	Bangkok (Teochew)	𡳞核
	Leizhou	𡳞脬子, 𡳞脬核, 核子
	Wenchang	𡳞仁
	Haikou	𡳞脬仁
Puxian Min	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	𡳞核
Central Min	Sanming (Sanyuan)	石核
	Sanming (Shaxian)	尿脬核
Shaojiang Min	Mingxi	腎肚子
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	卵子
Wu	Shanghai	卵子
	Suzhou	卵子
	Danyang	卵脬黃, 卵子黃
	Hangzhou	卵子
	Ningbo	卵黃, 卵袋黃
	Wenzhou	卵子, 卵袋子, 陰袋子
	Jinhua	老核子
Xiang	Loudi	考子, 卵子
	Hengyang	睪子

Dialectal synonyms of 睪丸 (“testicle”) [map]

Compounds

• 三分球 (sānfēnqiú)
• 三大球 (sāndàqiú)
• 乒乓球 (pīngpāngqiú)
• 保齡球／保龄球 (bǎolíngqiú)
• 光球 (guāngqiú)
• 內角球／内角球
• 全球 (quánqiú)
• 冰球 (bīngqiú)
• 切球
• 削球
• 北半球 (běibànqiú)
• 半球 (bànqiú)
• 半球體／半球体
• 南半球 (nánbànqiú)
• 卵囊球
• 合球
• 四壞球／四坏球
• 回力球
• 地擲球／地掷球
• 地球 (Dìqiú)
• 地球儀／地球仪 (dìqiúyí)
• 地球史
• 地球日 (Dìqiúrì)
• 地球村 (dìqiúcūn)
• 壁球 (bìqiú)
• 壘球／垒球 (lěiqiú)
• 壞球／坏球
• 外角球
• 大球
• 天球 (tiānqiú)
• 天球儀／天球仪
• 好球 (hǎoqiú)
• 好球帶／好球带 (hǎoqiúdài)
• 小球
• 巧固球 (qiǎogùqiú)
• 帶球跑／带球跑 (dàiqiúpǎo)
• 平擊球／平击球
• 平飛球／平飞球
• 彩球 (cǎiqiú)
• 手球 (shǒuqiú)
• 打假球 (dǎjiǎqiú)
• 打球 (dǎqiú)
• 扣球 (kòuqiú)
• 抄球
• 投球機／投球机
• 抽球
• 拍球 (phok-khiù)
• 抱球
• 拋繡球／抛绣球 (pāoxiùqiú)
• 持球
• 捅球
• 推球
• 排球 (páiqiú)
• 控球
• 掛球蛋／挂球蛋
• 撞球 (zhuàngqiú)
• 擊球區／击球区
• 擦棒球 (cābàngqiú)
• 旋轉球／旋转球
• 星球 (xīngqiú)
• 星球人 (xīngqiúrén)
• 晶球 (jīngqiú)
• 曲棍球 (qūgùnqiú)
• 曲球
• 月球 (Yuèqiú)
• 月球儀／月球仪
• 木球 (mùqiú)
• 東半球／东半球 (dōngbànqiú)
• 板牆球／板墙球
• 松球 (sōngqiú)
• 板球 (bǎnqiú)
• 松球魚／松球鱼
• 桌球 (zhuōqiú)
• 棒球 (bàngqiú)
• 棉球
• 棒球卡
• 棒球場／棒球场
• 棒球賽／棒球赛
• 棒球隊／棒球队
• 槌球 (chuíqiú)
• 橄欖球／橄榄球 (gǎnlǎnqiú)
• 檯球／台球 (táiqiú)
• 毽球
• 氣球／气球 (qìqiú)
• 水半球
• 水球 (shuǐqiú)
• 洗溝球／洗沟球
• 洋繡球／洋绣球
• 淋巴球 (línbāqiú)
• 混球 (húnqiú)
• 混球兒／混球儿
• 渾球／浑球 (húnqiú)
• 滾地球／滚地球
• 滾球兒／滚球儿
• 滿球數／满球数
• 火球 (huǒqiú)
• 煤球 (méiqiú)
• 熱氣球／热气球 (rèqìqiú)
• 爭球／争球
• 球僮
• 球員／球员 (qiúyuán)
• 球場／球场 (qiúchǎng)
• 球徑／球径
• 球心 (qiúxīn)
• 球房
• 球技 (qiújì)
• 球拍 (qiúpāi)
• 球杆
• 球果 (qiúguǒ)
• 球根 (qiúgēn)
• 球棒 (qiúbàng)
• 球瓶
• 球監／球监
• 球磨機／球磨机
• 球童 (qiútóng)
• 球膽／球胆 (qiúdǎn)
• 球花
• 球莖／球茎 (qiújīng)
• 球菌 (qiújūn)
• 球藝／球艺 (qiúyì)
• 球蛋白 (qiúdànbái)
• 球衣 (qiúyī)
• 球證／球证 (qiúzhèng)
• 球賽／球赛 (qiúsài)
• 球迷 (qiúmí)
• 球門／球门 (qiúmén)
• 球隊／球队 (qiúduì)
• 球面 (qiúmiàn)
• 球鞋 (qiúxié)
• 球體／球体 (qiútǐ)
• 環球／环球 (huánqiú)
• 界內球／界内球
• 界外球 (jièwàiqiú)
• 發球／发球 (fāqiú)
• 發球局／发球局
• 白血球 (báixuèqiú)
• 皮球 (píqiú)
• 盤球／盘球 (pánqiú)
• 眼球 (yǎnqiú)
• 眼球肌
• 睛球
• 睛球座
• 籃板球／篮板球 (lánbǎnqiú)
• 籃球／篮球 (lánqiú)
• 籃球場／篮球场 (lánqiúchǎng)
• 糞球／粪球
• 紅血球／红血球 (hóngxuèqiú)
• 綵球／彩球
• 網球／网球 (wǎngqiú)
• 網球肘／网球肘 (wǎngqiúzhǒu)
• 練球／练球 (liànqiú)
• 繡球／绣球 (xiùqiú)
• 繡球花／绣球花 (xiùqiúhuā)
• 罰球／罚球 (fáqiú)
• 羽毛球 (yǔmáoqiú)
• 羽球 (yǔqiú)
• 膠球／胶球 (jiāoqiú, “glueball”)
• 自由球
• 蒜球精
• 藤球 (téngqiú)
• 血球 (xuèqiú)
• 衛生球／卫生球 (wèishēngqiú)
• 西半球 (xībànqiú)
• 角球 (jiǎoqiú)
• 觸身球／触身球
• 變化球／变化球
• 賽球／赛球 (sàiqiú)
• 足球 (zúqiú)
• 足球場／足球场 (zúqiúchǎng)
• 跳球
• 踢球 (tīqiú)
• 踢皮球 (tī píqiú)
• 躲避球 (duǒbìqiú)
• 鉛球／铅球 (qiānqiú)
• 鏈球／链球 (liànqiú)
• 鏈球菌／链球菌 (liànqiújūn)
• 鐵球／铁球
• 開球／开球 (kāiqiú)
• 關鍵球／关键球
• 陸半球／陆半球
• 雙球菌／双球菌
• 頭頂球／头顶球
• 風向球／风向球
• 飄浮球／飘浮球
• 飛碟球／飞碟球
• 馬球／马球 (mǎqiú)
• 高壓球／高压球
• 高球場／高球场
• 高飛球／高飞球

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (球):

• → Japanese: 球(きゅう) (kyū)
• → Korean: 구(球) (gu)
• → Vietnamese: cầu (球)

Others

• → Zhuang: giuz

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 球 – see 璆 (“beautiful jade; tinkle of jade objects”). (This character is a variant form of 璆).

References

• Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A02572
• “球”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Japanese

Kanji

See also:

Category:Japanese terms spelled with 球

球

(Third grade kyōiku kanji)

Readings

• Go-on: ぐ (gu)
• Kan-on: きゅう (kyū, Jōyō)^{←きう (kiu, historical)}
• Kun: たま (tama, 球, Jōyō)
• Nanori: く (ku)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
球
きゅう Grade: 3
kan'on

From Middle Chinese 毬／球 (gjuw, “ball, sphere, orb”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きゅう [kyúꜜù] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [kʲɨː]

Noun

球(きゅう) • (kyū) ^{←きう (kiu)?}

1. sphere, globe, orb
2. (baseball) pitch
3. (slang, electronics) vacuum tube, valve

   五(ご)球(きゅう)スーパーラジオ

   gokyū sūpā rajio

   five-tube superheterodyne receiver

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 地球(ちきゅう) (chikyū)
• 火球(かきゅう) (kakyū)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
球
たま Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) たま [tàmáꜜ] (Odaka – [2])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [ta̠ma̠]

Noun

球(たま) • (tama) 

1. ball
2. bulb (as in a light bulb)
3. (slang, electronics) vacuum tube, valve

   球(たま)のアンプ

   tama no anpu

   tube amplifier

4. (baseball) pitch

   いい球(たま)

   ii tama

   good pitch

References

1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Middle Korean readings, if any”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ku]
• Phonetic hangul: [구]

Hanja

Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

球

Wikisource 球 (eumhun 공 구 (gong gu))

1. hanja form^? of 구 (“ball”)

Compounds

• 야구 (野球, yagu, “baseball”)
• 축구 (蹴球, chukgu, “football; soccer”)
• 농구 (籠球, nonggu, “basketball”)

Vietnamese

Han character

球: Hán Việt readings: cầu

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