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bottle gourd

HSK 10
Objects →Tools →Containers
hù
コ、カク
ひさご
호
Components
夸 extravagant+ 瓜 melon =
瓠 bottle gourd
夸 Phonetic component
kuā extravagant
see 夸克[kuā​kè]
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瓜 Meaning component
guā melon
melon, gourd, cucumber
gourd
Notes
Similar Characters
侉 to speak with an accent刳 cut out垮 collapse挎 sling绔 trousers (simp)胯 pelvis袴 pants誇 brag (trad/jp)跨 straddle匏 gourd瓞 young melons just forming瓢 ladle made from瓣 petal瓤 core呱 crying孤 orphan弧 arc狐 fox胍 guanidine觚 jug
Historical Evolution
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)
瓠
Regular
Modern
Chinese
瓠 [hù]
gourd
Japanese
瓠 、 匏 、 瓢 ひさご 、 ひさこ (old) 、 ひさ (old) 、 ひょう 同音

noun

  1. archaic gourd; calabash; bottle gourd
  2. dried gourd, used as flask
瓠 、 瓢 、 匏 ふくべ 、 ひょう 同音

noun

  1. usually kana Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit
  2. Lagenaria siceraria var. depressa (variety of bottle gourd)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (1)
瓠瓜 [hù​guā] #65,034
bottle gourd
JAPANESE WORDS (2)
瓠 [ひさご] #48,735
gourd
箪食壺漿 [たんしこしょう] #222,958
receiving with food and drink (e.g. troops)