球状

球狀

qiúzhuàng

adjective #32,349

Meanings

1 spherical
2 globular
3 ball-shaped

Characters

Examples

这种细菌是球状的。

Zhè zhǒng xìjūn shì qiúzhuàng de.

This kind of bacterium is spherical.

天上飘着一个球状的物体。

Tiān shàng piāo zhe yí ge qiúzhuàng de wùtǐ.

A ball-shaped object was floating in the sky.

Tips

usage

状 is a productive suffix meaning '-shaped': 球状 spherical, 块状 block-shaped, 粉状 powdered, 液状 liquid form, 网状 reticulated. Common in scientific descriptions.

Stroke Order

球 qiú

状 zhuàng