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Chinese symbol for “watermelon”

西瓜
xī guā
watermelon; 颗 (kē)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for watermelon is 西瓜 (xī guā), defined as: watermelon; 颗 (kē).

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

西 xī
west, western, westward
radical 146 ⾑ · 6 strokes
瓜 guā
melon, gourd, squash, cucumber
radical 97 ⽠ · 5 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 西瓜.

WordPinyinMeaning
东西 (東西)dōng xīeast and west
西部xī bùwestern part
西北xī běinorthwest
西南xī nánsouthwest
法西斯fǎ xī sīfascist (loanword)
傻瓜shǎ guāidiot; fool
南瓜nán guāpumpkin
瓜分guā fēnto partition; to divide up

See also: Japanese symbol for “watermelon”.

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.

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