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瓜 guā

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瓜 guā Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
guā | gua1
English translation
melon
gourd
squash
melon, gourd, squash, cucumber

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About 瓜 guā

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Number of strokes

5

Radical frequency

55

Traditional form

瓜 guā

Contains the radical

瓜 guā

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

Vines growing with a melon at their base

Etymology of 瓜 guā

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Type

pictographic

Positional decomposition

⿵？厶 sī

Explanation

Pictograph of a melon hanging from a vine.

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Example sentences using 瓜 guā

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这 zhè 棵 kē 黄瓜 huáng guā 爬 pá 蔓 mán 了 le .

This cucumber plant is climbing.

你 nǐ 是 shì 罪 zuì 有 yǒu 应 Yìng 得 dé , 种 zhǒng 瓜 guā 得瓜, 种 zhǒng 豆 dòu 得豆嘛 ma !

It'serves you right. As a man sows, so does he reap.

有 yǒu 人 rén 发现 fāxiàn ,钙 gài 能 Néng 抑制 yì zhì 黄瓜 huáng guā 胚轴的 de 伸长 shēn cháng .

It was found that calcium reduced elongation of cucumber hypocotyls.

欧洲 Ōuzhōu 人 rén 吃 chī 瓜 guā 作为 zuòwéi 预防 yùfáng 晕船 yùn chuán 的 de 方法 fāngfǎ .

Europeans take melons for a preventive against seasickness.

西瓜 xīguā 越 Yuè 大 dà 越 Yuè 甜 tián .

The bigger is a watermelon, the sweeter is it.

Words with 瓜 guā

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
傻瓜 shǎ guā idiot傻瓜 shǎ guā
瓜 guā melon瓜 guā
西瓜 xīguā watermelon西瓜 xīguā
南瓜 nán guā pumpkin南瓜 nán guā
黄瓜 huáng guā cucumber黃瓜
木瓜 mù guā papaya (Carica papaya)木瓜 mù guā
瓜子 guā zǐ melon seeds瓜子 guā zǐ
冬瓜 dōng guā white gourd冬瓜 dōng guā
瓜葛 guā gé interconnected瓜葛 guā gé
苦瓜 kǔ guā bitter melon (bitter gourd, balsam pear, balsam apple, leprosy gourd, bitter cucumber)苦瓜 kǔ guā
地瓜 dì guā sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)地瓜 dì guā
厄瓜多尔 È guā duō ěr Ecuador厄瓜多爾
瓜分 guā fēn to partition瓜分 guā fēn
瓜果 guā guǒ fruit (plural sense)瓜果 guā guǒ
尼加拉瓜 Ní jiā lā guā Nicaragua尼加拉瓜 Ní jiā lā guā
丝瓜 sī guā luffa (loofah)絲瓜
哈密瓜 hā mì guā honeydew melon哈密瓜 hā mì guā
顺藤摸瓜 shùn téng mō guā to track sth following clues順藤摸瓜
甜瓜 tián guā muskmelon甜瓜 tián guā
脑瓜 nǎo guā skull腦瓜
番木瓜 fān mù guā papaya番木瓜 fān mù guā
瓜农 guā nóng melon farmer瓜農
瓜子脸 guā zǐ liǎn oval face瓜子臉
胡瓜 hú guā cucumber胡瓜 hú guā
香瓜 xiāng guā cantaloupe melon香瓜 xiāng guā

瓜 guā Decomposition & Compounds

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瓜 guā Compounds

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  • 瓜 guā
    • 孤 gū
    • 瓠 hù
      • 摦 huà
    • 窊 wā
      • 搲 wā
    • 狐 hú , 瓣 bàn , 呱 gū , 弧 hú , 瓢 piáo , 瓤 ráng , 蛌 gǔ , 胍 guā , 泒 gū , 瓞 dié , 窳 yǔ , 罛 gū , 觚 gū , 軱 gū , 坬, 攨, 柧, 瓝, 瓟, 瓡, 瓥, 畖, 笟, 苽, 鈲
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