guā
瓜
melon, gourd, squash, cucumber
HSK 3.0 · 4
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Words with 瓜
西瓜 xī guā
watermelon
HSK 4
黄瓜 huáng guā
cucumber
HSK 4
傻瓜 shǎ guā
idiot; fool
HSK 7–9
南瓜 nán guā
pumpkin
HSK 7–9
瓜子 guā zǐ
melon seed; seeds of pumpkin, watermelon or sunflower etc, roasted and flavored, consumed as a snack
HSK 7–9
瓜分 guā fēn
to partition; to divide up
HSK 7–9
Examples from your lessons
- 天太热了，我们吃西瓜吧！ It's so hot — let's eat watermelon! Lesson 18
- 西瓜多少钱一公斤？ How much is watermelon per kilo? Lesson 19
- 吃完饭，服务员送给我们一个西瓜。 After the meal, the waiter gave us a watermelon for free. 吃什么好
- 服务员说：“这个西瓜是送的，欢迎你们再来！” The waiter said: "The watermelon is on the house — come again!" 吃什么好
- 苹果八元一公斤，西瓜三元一公斤。 Apples are 8 yuan a kilo; watermelon is 3 yuan a kilo. 在商店
- 我买了两公斤苹果，一个大西瓜。 I bought two kilos of apples and a big watermelon. 在商店
Character facts
- Radical
- 瓜
- Structure
- Surround from above
- Unicode
- U+74DC
Pictographic: Vines growing with a melon at their base