Chinese symbol for “gourd”
瓜
guā
melon; gourd; squash; (slang) a piece of gossip
The closest CC-CEDICT match for gourd is 瓜 (guā), defined as: melon; gourd; squash; (slang) a piece of gossip.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “gourd”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 瓠 | hù | gourd |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 瓜.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 西瓜 | xī guā | watermelon; 颗 (kē) |
| 傻瓜 | shǎ guā | idiot; fool |
| 南瓜 | nán guā | pumpkin |
| 瓜分 | guā fēn | to partition; to divide up |
| 黄瓜 (黃瓜) | huáng guā | cucumber; 条 (tiáo) |
| 地瓜 | dì guā | sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas); yam bean (Pachyrhizus erosus) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “gourd”.
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.