Character Familiesleft / right

球qiú

ball; sphere; the globe; Earth (地球); ball sports (球员, 球迷)

球 is a ball — any sphere, ball games, and the globe itself.

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WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE

left / right

ZDIC: 形声; the jade side carries the meaning, 求 the sound.

left / right · 球

WHOLE CHARACTER

ball; sphere; the globe; Earth (地球); ball sports (球员, 球迷)

球 is a ball — any sphere, ball games, and the globe itself.

ZDIC: 形声; the jade side carries the meaning, 求 the sound.

MEANING (THE JADE FORM)

king; jade-related form

Jade side piece in 班 per ZDIC; repeated for the two jade sides.

In 球: meaning (the jade form) The left 王 here is the jade form, not the king.

SOUND

to seek; to beg

Standalone meaning is kept separate from its sound role in 球; the reading matches exactly.

In 球: sound Sound side per ZDIC: qiú matches the whole character's sound exactly.

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ZDIC: 形声; the jade side carries the meaning, 求 the sound.

班 bān — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 球.

玩 wán — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 球.

现 xiàn — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 球.

理 lǐ — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 球.

Sources & verification

ZDIC single character entry — matched zdic; fields: pinyin, primary_definition, structure_strokes. Body SHA256: df706f2fef639632f0b013161542617bfb8ca3c0bb852e86d7a50e6233d5f32f. Captured 2026-11-01T01:46:32.262Z.
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