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气球 (qì qiú) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 5

气球 (qì qiú) is a Chinese word: balloon. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 气球

名 míng noun

balloon

孩子们喜欢玩气球。

hái zi men xǐ huan wán qì qiú

Children like to play with balloons.

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Word breakdown

气 qì — air, gas (the substance filling the balloon)

球 qiú — ball, sphere (the round shape)

Structure & writing
1 气 qì — gas; a substance with no fixed shape or volume that spreads freely
气 is a component in 3 characters

气 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

2 球 qiú — sphere (geometric solid equidistant from center to all surface points)

球 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 王 wáng — monarch; supreme ruler
王 is a component in 33 characters
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