瓜

guā

melon, gourd, cucumber; Kangxi radical 97

How to write 瓜, stroke by stroke

melon; gourd; squash; (slang) a piece of gossip

Pictographic: Vines growing with a melon at their base

Made of 厶

傻瓜shǎ guāidiot; fool
南瓜nán guāpumpkin
西瓜xī guāwatermelon
黄瓜huáng guācucumber
瓜葛guā géconnection; association; involvement
呆瓜dāi guāidiot; fool
木瓜mù guāpapaya (Carica papaya); genus Chaenomeles of shrubs in the family Rosaceae; Chinese flowering quince (Chaenomeles speciosa)
苦瓜kǔ guābitter melon (bitter gourd, balsam pear, balsam apple, leprosy gourd, bitter cucumber)
甜瓜tián guāmuskmelon
脑瓜nǎo guāskull; brain; head; mind; mentality; ideas
瓜分guā fēnto partition; to divide up
佛手瓜fó shǒu guāchayote (Sechium edule); choko; mirliton

我从没见过那么大的西瓜！
wǒ cóng méi jiàn guò nà me dà de xī guā ！
I've never seen such a giant watermelon!
别把人家当傻瓜。
bié bǎ rén jiā dàng shǎ guā 。
Don't make a fool of me.
那条黄瓜多长啊！
nà tiáo huáng guā duō cháng a ！
What a long cucumber!
我喜欢喝南瓜汤。
wǒ xǐ huan hē nán guā tāng 。
I like to drink pumpkin soup.
种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
zhòng guā dé guā ， zhòng dòu dé dòu 。
As a man sows, so he shall reap.