球 appears in many sports: 足球 (zúqiú, soccer), 篮球 (lánqiú, basketball), 乒乓球 (pīngpāngqiú, table tennis), 网球 (wǎngqiú, tennis).
culture
Table tennis (乒乓球) is China's national sport and is sometimes called China's 'national ball' (国球 guóqiú). China has dominated Olympic table tennis since the sport was introduced in 1988.
