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melon

HSK 4
Nature →Plants
guā
カ、ケ
うり
과
Depicts a melon hanging from a vine.
Notes
Historical Evolution
Bronze Early Warring States (~400 BC)
Bronze
Early Warring States (~400 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
瓜
Regular
Modern
Chinese
瓜 [guā]
melon; gourd; squash
Japanese
瓜 うり 、 ウリ 同音
noun melon; gourd
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
瓜 うり
Uri female given namesurname
CHINESE WORDS (150)
傻瓜 [shǎ​guā] #1,413
idiot
西瓜 [xī​guā] #11,432
watermelon
南瓜 [nán​guā] #5,744
pumpkin
黄瓜 [huáng​guā] #12,139
cucumber
木瓜 [mù​guā] #24,806
papaya (Carica papaya)
瓜子 [guā​zǐ] #30,115
melon seed
冬瓜 [dōng​guā] #27,818
wax gourd (Cucurbitaceae, Benincasa hispida)
瓜葛 [guā​gé] #10,174
connection
苦瓜 [kǔ​guā] #27,867
bitter melon (bitter gourd, balsam pear, balsam apple, leprosy gourd, bitter cucumber)
地瓜 [dì​guā] #40,147
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
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JAPANESE WORDS (70)
瓜二つ [うりふたつ] #21,365
exactly alike (in appearance)
破瓜 [はか] #31,055
age 16 (of a girl)
⭐ 西瓜 [すいか] #39,116
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
スイカ割り [スイカわり] #46,544
watermelon splitting (game)
⭐ 南瓜 [かぼちゃ] #53,903
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.)
⭐ 胡瓜 [きゅうり] #57,619
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
郁子 [むべ] #72,834
Japanese staunton-vine (Stauntonia hexaphylla)
糸瓜 [へちま] #79,562
sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca)
木瓜 [ぼけ] #98,974
Japanese quince (Chaenomeles speciosa)
冬瓜 [とうがん] #100,395
wax gourd (Benincasa hispida)
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