Liú qiú

琉球 (Liú qiú) is a Chinese word meaning “Ryūkyū; refers to the Ryūkyū Islands 琉球群島|琉球群岛[Liu2 qiu2 Qun2 dao3] stretching from Japan to Taiwan; Liuchiu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan”.

Meanings

  1. 1Ryūkyū
  2. 2refers to the Ryūkyū Islands 琉球群島|琉球群岛[Liu2 qiu2 Qun2 dao3] stretching from Japan to Taiwan
  3. 3Liuchiu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan

Characters in 琉球

琉liú · precious stone球qiú · ball used for playing games (variant of 球[qiu2])

Related words

球ball used for playing games (variant of 球[qiu2])球ball地球the earth星球celestial body (e.g. planet, satellite etc); heavenly body棒球baseball全球the whole world橄榄球football played with oval-shaped ball (rugby, American football, Australian rules etc)篮球basketball球队sports team (basketball, soccer, football etc)足球soccer; football打球to play ball球员(ball sports) player; team member

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