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Chinese symbol for “cantaloupe”

哈密瓜
hā mì guā
Hami melon (a variety of muskmelon); honeydew melon; cantaloupe

The closest CC-CEDICT match for cantaloupe is 哈密瓜 (hā mì guā), defined as: Hami melon (a variety of muskmelon); honeydew melon; cantaloupe.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

哈 hā
the sound of laughter
radical 30 ⼝ · 9 strokes
密 mì
secret, confidential; intimate, close; dense, thick
radical 40 ⼧ · 11 strokes
瓜 guā
melon, gourd, squash, cucumber
radical 97 ⽠ · 5 strokes

Other Chinese words for “cantaloupe”

WordPinyinMeaning
香瓜xiāng guāoriental melon (Cucumis melo Makuwa Group); cantaloupe; muskmelon (Cucumis melo)
洋香瓜yáng xiāng guā(Tw) cantaloupe; muskmelon

Related words

Other words that share a character with 哈密瓜.

WordPinyinMeaning
哈哈hā hā(onom.) laughing out loud
哈拉hā lāto chat idly (Tw)
哈尼hā níhoney (term of endearment) (loanword)
哈哈大笑hā hā dà xiàoto laugh heartily; to burst into loud laughter
嘻哈xī hāhip-hop (music genre) (loanword)
哈达 (哈達)hǎ dákhata (Tibetan or Mongolian ceremonial scarf)
秘密mì mìsecret; private; confidential; clandestine; a secret
密码 (密碼)mì mǎcipher; secret code; password; PIN
西瓜xī guāwatermelon; 颗 (kē)

See also: Japanese symbol for “cantaloupe”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.