Buy an 足球 calligraphy wall scroll here!
足球 is the word for football or soccer in Chinese.
As with most of the world, football is very popular in China. During the World Cup, the whole country seems to shut down to watch (regardless of whether Team China is playing or not).
Soccer is probably the 3rd most popular participation sport in China (after ping pong and badminton).
As you might expect, the first character means “foot” and the second character means “ball.”
FYI: This game would never be confused with American Football in Chinese. As with the rest of the world, there is a vague awareness of what American Football is (often described as "that game kind of like rugby").
For those familiar with American Football, there is some disgust regarding the fact that winners of the Superbowl call themselves "world champions" of a game that is only played in the USA. This is one of the reasons that jokes abound about how Americans are unaware that there is a world outside of their borders.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 足球 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
足球 see styles |
zú qiú zu2 qiu2 tsu ch`iu tsu chiu |
More info & calligraphy: Soccer / Football / Futbol |
超足球 see styles |
chāo zú qiú chao1 zu2 qiu2 ch`ao tsu ch`iu chao tsu chiu |
premier soccer league; superleague |
足球場 足球场 see styles |
zú qiú chǎng zu2 qiu2 chang3 tsu ch`iu ch`ang tsu chiu chang |
football field; soccer field |
足球賽 足球赛 see styles |
zú qiú sài zu2 qiu2 sai4 tsu ch`iu sai tsu chiu sai |
soccer match; soccer competition |
足球迷 see styles |
zú qiú mí zu2 qiu2 mi2 tsu ch`iu mi tsu chiu mi |
football fan |
足球隊 足球队 see styles |
zú qiú duì zu2 qiu2 dui4 tsu ch`iu tui tsu chiu tui |
soccer team |
美式足球 see styles |
měi shì zú qiú mei3 shi4 zu2 qiu2 mei shih tsu ch`iu mei shih tsu chiu |
American football |
花式足球 see styles |
huā shì zú qiú hua1 shi4 zu2 qiu2 hua shih tsu ch`iu hua shih tsu chiu |
freestyle soccer |
足球協會 足球协会 see styles |
zú qiú xié huì zu2 qiu2 xie2 hui4 tsu ch`iu hsieh hui tsu chiu hsieh hui |
soccer association; soccer federation |
香港足球總會 香港足球总会 see styles |
xiāng gǎng zú qiú zǒng huì xiang1 gang3 zu2 qiu2 zong3 hui4 hsiang kang tsu ch`iu tsung hui hsiang kang tsu chiu tsung hui |
Hong Kong Football Association |
亞洲足球聯合會 亚洲足球联合会 see styles |
yà zhōu zú qiú lián hé huì ya4 zhou1 zu2 qiu2 lian2 he2 hui4 ya chou tsu ch`iu lien ho hui ya chou tsu chiu lien ho hui |
Asian Football Confederation |
國際足球聯合會 国际足球联合会 see styles |
guó jì zú qiú lián hé huì guo2 ji4 zu2 qiu2 lian2 he2 hui4 kuo chi tsu ch`iu lien ho hui kuo chi tsu chiu lien ho hui |
FIFA; International Federation of Association Football |
國際米蘭足球俱樂部 国际米兰足球俱乐部 see styles |
guó jì mǐ lán zú qiú jù lè bù guo2 ji4 mi3 lan2 zu2 qiu2 ju4 le4 bu4 kuo chi mi lan tsu ch`iu chü le pu kuo chi mi lan tsu chiu chü le pu |
FC Internazionale Milano (football club) |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Soccer Football Futbol | 足球 | zú qiú / zu2 qiu2 / zu qiu / zuqiu | tsu ch`iu / tsuchiu / tsu chiu |
Successful Chinese Character and Japanese Kanji calligraphy searches within the last few hours...
All of our calligraphy wall scrolls are handmade.
When the calligrapher finishes creating your artwork, it is taken to my art mounting workshop in Beijing where a wall scroll is made by hand from a combination of silk, rice paper, and wood.
After we create your wall scroll, it takes at least two weeks for air mail delivery from Beijing to you.
Allow a few weeks for delivery. Rush service speeds it up by a week or two for $10!
When you select your calligraphy, you'll be taken to another page where you can choose various custom options.
The wall scroll that Sandy is holding in this picture is a "large size"
single-character wall scroll.
We also offer custom wall scrolls in small, medium, and an even-larger jumbo size.
Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.
There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form
of art alive.
Even with the teachings of a top-ranked calligrapher in China, my calligraphy will never be good enough to sell. I will leave that to the experts.
The same calligrapher who gave me those lessons also attracted a crowd of thousands and a TV crew as he created characters over 6-feet high. He happens to be ranked as one of the top 100 calligraphers in all of China. He is also one of very few that would actually attempt such a feat.
Check out my lists of Japanese Kanji Calligraphy Wall Scrolls and Old Korean Hanja Calligraphy Wall Scrolls.