球 Strokes Write it Listen 球 qiú ball; sphere; globe HSK 1 11 strokes Radical 王 Sound + meaning 25 words Built from王meaningwángking, ruler; royal; surname求soundqiúto seek; to request, to demand; to beseech, to beg for How it works王 hints at the meaning (jade), and 求 qiú hints at the sound.