球 = 王 + 求

球 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “ball”. It is built from 王 (king) and 求 (seek).

Keyword: ball
Pinyin (Mandarin): qiú
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: ball, sphere, globe, шар, sphere, globe
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 球 ball

Decomposition

ids

王 king
求 seek

How to find 球 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “king” + “seek”. 球 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 球 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.