| 接 | jiē qiú | to receive a served ball (volleyball, tennis etc) / to catch a ball thrown by sb | 
| 接 | jiē | to receive / to answer (the phone) / to meet or welcome sb / to connect / to catch / to join / to extend / to take one's turn on duty / to take over for sb | 
| 球 | qiú | ball used for playing games (variant of 球) | 
| 球 | qiú | ball / sphere / globe / CL:个 / ball game / match / CL:场 |