HSK 4 · INDIVIDUAL WORD LESSON
乒乓球
Word meaning
table tennis; ping-pong; table tennis ball
Character components
- 乒pīngused with pong for ping pong
- 乓pāngused with ping for ping pong
- 𤣩yùjade; gem
- 求qiúknock
Etymology · 词源
Source confidence · 资料可信度：Source-backed · 有资料依据“乒”属于会意或指事来源，字形中的部件共同提示意义。现代可见结构是 丘 + 丿；学习时应理解整体关系，而不是把每一笔都解释成独立词义。 “乓”属于会意或指事来源，字形中的部件共同提示意义。现代可见结构是 丘 + 丶；学习时应理解整体关系，而不是把每一笔都解释成独立词义。 “球”的历史构形可以这样理解：𤣩主要提示意义范围；求主要提示较早的读音。这些部件的作用依据历史字形判断，不等同于今天看到的任意笔画组合。 以上是各字的历史构形说明；“乒乓球”作为现代词语时，应结合完整词义学习，不能把单字意义机械相加。
乒 is ideographic in origin. A ball bouncing back and forth; compare 乓 乓 is ideographic in origin. A ball bouncing back and forth; compare 乒 Phonosemantic compound. 𤣩 represents the meaning and 求 represents the sound. These notes explain the characters’ formation. Learn 乒乓球 as a complete modern word rather than mechanically adding isolated character meanings.
Learning note · 学习提示：形旁通常提示意义范围，声旁通常提示较早的读音；现代普通话读音或字义可能已经发生变化。 Semantic components often suggest a meaning range, while phonetic components often reflect an earlier pronunciation; modern Mandarin sound or meaning may have changed.
Sources · 资料来源
- 汉典 / Zdic：乒（辞书与古文字资料 / dictionary and historical-form references）
- 汉典 / Zdic：乓（辞书与古文字资料 / dictionary and historical-form references）
- 汉典 / Zdic：球（辞书与古文字资料 / dictionary and historical-form references）
- Make Me a Hanzi：开放汉字构形数据 / open character-structure data
- Unicode Unihan：汉字读音与释义数据说明 / reading and meaning data specification
部件联想帮助记忆字形，不代替严格的汉字字源研究。基础整体字不会为了动画而强行拆解。Component associations support visual memory; they do not replace rigorous historical research. Basic whole characters are never forced into an artificial decomposition for animation.
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