铅球

鉛球

qiānqiú

noun #45,337

Meanings

1 shot put (athletics)
2 the shot (ball used in shot put)

Characters

Examples

巩立姣在女子铅球项目上夺得金牌。

Gǒng Lìjiāo zài nǚzǐ qiānqiú xiàngmù shàng duódé jīnpái.

Gong Lijiao won gold in the women's shot put.

他一铅球投出了22米。

Tā yì qiānqiú tóu chū le èrshí'èr mǐ.

He threw the shot put 22 meters.

Tips

memory

铅 means lead (metal), though the shot is actually iron or brass today. 铅球 = 'lead ball', named for historical material.

Stroke Order

铅 qiān

球 qiú