铅球

鉛球

qiānqiú

noun #45,337

Meanings

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

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

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.

HSK 7-9

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.

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