高尔夫球
gāoěrfūqiú · HSK 7
golf
⛳ 高尔夫 = gāo'ěrfū (sounds like golf) + 球 (ball)
高尔夫 is a phonetic loan of the English word golf, syllable by syllable: gāo-ěr-fū. Tack on 球 (qiú, ball) and you get the literal compound golf-ball.
高 — pictograph of a tall building/tower
高 is a pictograph of a tall structure, likely a watchtower or multi-story gate, with a roof on top, an upper chamber, and a base below. From this concrete image of height it extended to the general meanings 'tall,' 'high,' and figuratively 'lofty' or 'noble.'
球 — jade radical 玉/王 + qiu 求 (phonetic)
球 is a semantic-phonetic compound. The left side 王 is the 'jade' radical, indicating the original meaning: a fine piece of jade or a jade ornament. The right side 求 supplies the sound 'qiu'. Over time the meaning broadened from a jade sphere to any round object, and today it most commonly means 'ball' or 'globe'.