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Mnemonic (RtK)
ⓘking (王) · jewel (玉) · request · arrow (矢) · grains of rice
From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1005
Compound words
sphere; globe; orb; ballballoon (hot-air, weather, etc.); blimpball game (e.g. baseball, tennis, soccer)coccusbaseball stadium; ballparkbaseball teambase on balls; walk; passpitch that hits the batter(pitcher's) controltable tennis; ping-pongEarth; the globetennislight bulbpitching; throwing a ball; bowling (in cricket); pitched ballbaseballstraight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); bluntfly (ball)fastballcombination of (varied) pitches, serves, etc.throw; pass (in basketball, etc.); handballhitting (a ball with a bat, racket, golf club, etc.); batting; batted ball; struck ball(pitcher's) stuffthe baseball worldpitcher's first pitch (to batter, or in the game) On Reading Examples
It used to be thought that the earth was flat.tatoeba The earth is not symmetrical about the equator.tatoeba Additional Examples
He played baseball after school.tatoeba He suits a ballplayer mentally, too, physically, too.tatoeba He said that the Earth goes round the Sun.tatoeba He believed that the earth was round.tatoeba Stroke Order
11 strokes
Ball, sphere. 王 (jade) + 求 — a round jade bead.
Practice Writing
Practice Writing 球
Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step