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bottle-gourd

HSK 10
Nature →Plants →Grasses
hú
コ
호
Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 胡 represents the sound.
Components
艹 grass (top)+ 胡 recklessly =
葫 bottle-gourd
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
艹 is a component form of 艸.
胡 Phonetic component
Hú recklessly
surname Hu
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Notes
Similar Characters
春 springtime甍 rafters supporting roof盖 hide (simp)着 arrive/wear繭 cocoon (trad/jp)艺 art (simp)艻 sweet basil艽 a root艾 Chinese mugwort艿 taro节 knot (simp)芄 Metaplexis stauntoni芊 exuberant and vigorous芋 taro芍 peony芎 a kind of herb芏 Cyperus malaccensis芑 white millet芒 mango芗 fragrant smell of grain (simp)
Chinese
葫 [hú]
Allium scorodoprasum; bottle gourd
Japanese
蒜 、 葫 ひる 同音
noun archaic strong-smelling edible plant (esp. perennials of the family Liliaceae, e.g. Welsh onion, garlic, wild rocambole, etc.)
大蒜 (rare) 、 蒜 (rare) 、 葫 (rare) にんにく 、 ニンニク 同音
noun usually kana garlic (Allium sativum)
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
にんにくは強いにおいを放つ。
Garlic gives off a strong odor.
CHINESE WORDS (46)
葫芦 [hú​lu] #18,208
calabash or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria)
葫芦 [hú​lu] #18,208
calabash or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria)
西葫芦 [xī​hú​lu] #48,111
zucchini
西葫芦 [xī​hú​lu] #48,111
zucchini
葫芦岛 [Hú​lú​dǎo] #28,847
Huludao prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China
葫芦岛 [Hú​lú​dǎo] #28,847
Huludao prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China
糖葫芦 [táng​hú​lu] #29,187
sugar-coated Chinese hawthorn or other fruit on a stick
糖葫芦 [táng​hú​lu] #29,187
sugar-coated Chinese hawthorn or other fruit on a stick
冰糖葫芦 [bīng​táng​hú​lu] #36,014
tanghulu
冰糖葫芦 [bīng​táng​hú​lu] #36,014
tanghulu
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JAPANESE WORDS (4)
⭐ 大蒜 [にんにく] #83,337
garlic (Allium sativum)
葫蘆 [ころ] #197,425
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria)
蒜 [ひる]
strong-smelling edible plant (esp. perennials of the family Liliaceae, e.g. Welsh onion, garlic, wild rocambole, etc.)
行者忍辱 [ぎょうじゃにんにく]
Alpine leek (Allium victorialis var. platyphyllum)