绣球
Pinyin: xiùqiú
Meaning:Ball made of strips of silk; the ball that is thrown by a woman when she sees her right man.
Sentence:她对着自己的意中人投出了绣球。 She threw the embroidered ball to her right man.
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绣:
Pinyin: xiù
Meaning: To embroider
Radical: 纟
Stokes: 10
Traditional: 綉
Common words/Phrase:
绣品 [xiùpǐn] 【embroidery】
绣鞋 [xiùxié] 【embroidered shoes】
绣像 [xiùxiàng] 【tapestry portrait】
绣片 [xiùpiàn] 【embroidered square】
球:
Pinyin: qiú
Meaning: ball; globe; orb; sphere
Radical: 王
Stokes: 11
Traditional: 毬
Common words/Phrase:
煤球 [méiqiú] 【briquette】
气球 [qìqiú] 【balloon】
雪球 [xuěqiú] 【snowball】
月球 [yuèqiú] 【the moon】
球迷 [qiúmí] 【sports fan】