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Meaning of 瓜
Pinyin
guā
Radical
瓜
Strokes
5
Definition
melon / claw / gourd / squash
Usage
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瓜 [guā]
1. A creeping plant belonging to the gourd family; its fruit is edible.
- A creeping plant, belonging to the gourd family; its fruit is edible: Western melon; winter melon; melon stem; partition (to divide like cutting a melon, as in "瓜分天下"); melon vine; melon substitute; melon plum (referring to a suspicious situation); melon child.
2. (Pictographic. The Xiao Zhuan character shape resembles melon vines on both sides with fruit in the middle, depicting the image of a melon born on a vine. The character "瓜" mostly relates to melons and fruits. It refers to a category of many species of creeping plants, whose fruits are also called melons.)
3. The same as the original meaning ([En.] melon; gourd). It belongs to the dicotyledonous family of gourds.
4. Referring to objects shaped like melons, such as decorations, ceremonial objects, or weapons ([En.] melon-like thing).
5. Gua Prefecture ([En.] Gua prefecture).
6. An ancient place name located in present-day Dunhuang County, Gansu Province.
7. Administrative center located east of present-day Anxi County, Gansu Province.
8. Guazhou, a town name ([En.] Gua town). Also called Guabu Zhou, located where the Grand Canal enters the Yangtze River in the southern part of Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province.
9. A variant of "蜗" (wō), meaning snail ([En.] snail).
10. To ripen ([En.] ripen).
11. To cut apart ([En.] cut apart).
引 (References)
1. From "Shijing · Bin Feng · July": "In July, we eat melons, and in August we harvest gourds."
2. From "Shijing Jizhu": "The large is called melon, the small is called di; melons in their early stages are often small."
3. From "Shijing · Daye · Mian": "Endless melons and di."
例 (Examples)
- For example: melon field (田); melon irrigation (瓜润, melons grow more beautifully after irrigation); melon pulp (瓜瓤); melon flesh (瓜肉).
动 ([En.] Verb)
- The fruit ripens ([En.] ripen).
- To cut apart ([En.] cut apart).
引 (References)
1. From "Lunyu · Xiangdang": "Even if it is vegetarian food, vegetable soup, or melon offerings, they must be as complete as possible."
2. From "Zuo Tradition · Year 8 of Duke Zhuang": "The Duke of Qi sent Lian Cheng and Guan to the father’s army at Kuai Qiu during the ripening of melons."
例 (Examples)
- For example: melon season (瓜期, the time period of melon replacement by another official); the season when melons ripen (瓜时).
- To cut apart ([En.] cut apart).
引 (References)
1. From Tang Dynasty poet Bai Juyi's "Han Gao Emperor Cuts the White Snake Rhapsody": "At that time, the melon was split into many pieces, and heroes emerged all around."
例 (Examples)
- For example: melon dividing (瓜剖, dividing land, as in partitioning); melon split and bean division (瓜剖豆分, a metaphor for territory being occupied and divided, also written as "豆剖瓜分").
lit. ripe as a melon that rolls from its vine (idiom); fig. to know fluently / to know sth inside out / to know sth by heart
papaya (Carica papaya) / genus Chaenomeles of shrubs in the family Rosaceae / Chinese flowering quince (Chaenomeles speciosa)
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Input Method for 瓜
Pinyin
gua1
Wubi
rcyi
Cangjie
hvio
Zhengma
ps
Four Corner
72230
Unicode
U+74dc
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