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瓜 - guā

melon, gourd, cucumber; rad. 97

melon, gourd, cucumber; rad. 97

How to read 瓜

Click 瓜 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinguā
Englishmelon, gourd, cucumber; rad. 97
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

瓜代 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 瓜分. Please read 瓜子 one more time.

Common words with this character

a changeover of personnel; a new shift; replacement for soldier on leave for the melon-picking season
to partition; to divide up
melon seed; seeds of pumpkin, watermelon or sunflower etc, roasted and flavored, consumed as a snack
see 瓜州縣|瓜州县[Gua1 zhou1 Xian4]

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 瓜 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 瓜代 and 瓜分 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 瓜.