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The character 球, constructed from the semantic component 玉 denoting jade and the phonetic element 求, originally carried the meaning of a type of precious jade or stone in early Chinese literature. Its conceptual scope gradually broadened from the substance itself to emphasize the round form often characteristic of such objects, leading to its contemporary sense of a ball or sphere. This shift allowed the term to adopt a wider range of applications, from physical objects like sporting equipment and celestial bodies to abstract geometrical concepts, all while maintaining its fundamental association with spherical shape.
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我喜欢打篮球。
足球比赛开始了。
地球围绕太阳转。
他买了一个新排球。
我们在体育馆打羽毛球。
这个球的颜色很鲜艳。
她是一名优秀的网球运动员。
科学家们研究了地球的气候变化。