| 97 | 瓜 | 5 | 瓜 | gâ | guā | melon; gourd; squash. (composition: ⿸𠂆⿰厶㇏ or ⿻𤓰丶; U+74DC or U+2F60). 甜瓜 hẽm-gâ/ tiánguā muskmelon; sweet melon.⁶ <台> 苦瓜 fū-gâ/ or 旯瓜 lāk-gâ/ bitter melon. Also called 凉瓜 lẽng-gä, 蒲突 pũ-ùt, 蒲达[蒲達] pũ-àt, 菩荙[菩薘] pũ-àt, 癞瓜[癩瓜] lài-gä/ (Hebei 1730), 癞葡萄[癩葡萄] lài-pũ-hão, 锦荔枝[錦荔枝] gīm-lài-jï (江浙). (See 涼瓜; 良瓜 lẽng-gä). <台> 芙芦瓜[芙蘆瓜] fũ-lũ-gâ/ calabash, bottle gourd. <台> 南瓜 nãm-gâ/ pumpkin; cushaw. <台> 黄瓜[黃瓜] võng-gâ/ cucumber. (See 瓜 gä.) |
ga5 | 3922 | ||
| 97 | 瓜 | 5 | 瓜 | gä | guā | Kangxi radical 97; melon,
gourd, cucumber.⁸ 瓜子 gä-dū guāzǐ melon seeds.⁸ 瓜子脸[瓜子臉] gä-dū-lêm guāzǐliǎn oval face; pretty face.⁸ 瓜子玉 gä-dū-ngùk guāzǐyù andesite.⁸ 瓜子菜 gä-dū-töi/ guāzǐcài purslane; a.k.a. 马齿苋, q.v.⁸³ 瓜分 gä-fün guāfēn divide; carve up.⁸ 瓜果 gä-gō guāguǒ melon and fruit.⁸ 瓜葛 gä-gût guāgé connection; association; implication.⁸ 瓜田 gä-hẽin guātián melon patch.³⁹ 瓜田李下 gä-hẽin-lī-hà guātiánlǐxià in a melon patch or under a plum tree – in suspicious surroundings.⁹ 瓜蒂 gä-î guādì the base of a fruit; muskmelon pedicel.⁸ 瓜连[瓜連] gä-lẽin guālián implicate.⁸ 瓜李之嫌 gä-lī-jï-yẽm guālǐzhīxián the suspicion of being in the melon field and under the plum tree.⁸ 瓜蔓 gä-màn guāwàn melon vine.⁸ 瓜农[瓜農] gä-nũng guānóng melon farmer.⁸ 瓜代 gä-òi guādài change of personnel between terms of service; substitute.⁸ 瓜熟蒂落 gä-sùk-î-lòk guāshúdìluò lit. a melon falls when it is ripe; fig. at the right time everything comes easy.¹¹ <台> 瓜菜 gä-töi (generic) vegetables (See 瓜 gâ.) |
ga2 | 3898 | ||
| 97 | 瓜 | 10 | 瓟 | bòk | bó | a samll gourd.¹³ (composition: ⿺瓜包; U+74DF). <又> pão. (See 瓟 pão). |
bok4 | 1030 | ||
| 97 | 瓜 | 10 | 瓞 | èik | dié | <wr.> small gourd.⁶
young melons just forming.¹⁴ 瓜瓞 gä-èik guādié a kind of small melon; descendants.⁵⁴ 瓜瓞绵绵[瓜瓞綿綿] gä-èik-mẽin-mẽin guādiémiánmián <wr.> have prosperous descendants (felicitation on a marriage certificate).⁵⁴ 绵绵瓜瓞[綿綿瓜瓞] mẽin-mẽin-gä-èik miánmiánguādié <wr.> be blessed with lots of offspring.⁶ 緜緜瓜瓞 mẽin-mẽin-gä-èik miánmiánguādié May your family grow and prosper like spreading melon-vines!¹¹ |
eik4 | 2810 | ||
| 97 | 瓜 | 10 | 瓟 | pão | páo | (=匏 pão páo gourd; musical
instrument.⁸ bottle gourd; Lagenaria vulgaris.¹⁰ Bottle-shaped
gourd; one of eight categories of ancient music, using gourd shell as
resonance box.¹¹).¹³ the bottle-gourd.¹⁴ (composition: ⿺瓜包; U+74DF). 瓟瓜 pão-gä páoguā the bitter gourd.¹⁴ 瓟系[瓟繫] pão-hài páoxì a hanging gourd – a useless fellow.¹⁴ 瓟瓠 pão-vù or pão-vũ páohù gourds and calabashes.¹⁴ <又> bòk. (See 瓟 bòk; 匏 pão). |
pao3 | 12669 | ||
| 97 | 瓜 | 11 | 瓠 | vù |
hù | a gourd, a calabash.⁷ (composition: ⿰夸瓜; U+74E0). 齿如瓠犀[齒如瓠犀] chī-nguĩ-vù-xäi or chī-nguĩ-vũ-xäi chǐrúhùxī beautiful and even teeth like a row of melon seeds; teeth looking like melon seeds; very white and neat teeth.²⁹ 瓠子 vù-dū or vũ-dū hùzi a kind of edible gourd.⁷ 瓠肥 vù-fĩ or vũ-fĩ hùféi obese; fat.⁷ 瓠果 vù-gō or vũ-gō hùguǒ pepo.⁶ 瓠落 vù-lòk or vũ-lòk hùluò (said of a vessel) flat and shallow – large but useless.⁷ 瓠犀 vù-xäi or vũ-xäi hùxī calabash gourd; fruit of calabash gourd.⁶ <又> vũ. (See 瓠 vũ.) |
vu4 | 15314 | ||
| 97 | 瓜 | 11 | 瓠 | vũ |
hù | (alternate Hoisanva
pronunciation for 瓠 vù hù a gourd, a calabash.⁷) (composition: ⿰夸瓜; U+74E0). <又> vù. (See 瓠 vù.) |
vu3 | 15299 | ||
| 97 | 瓜 | 16 | 瓢 | pël | piáo | ladle made from dried
gourd.⁸ 大雨瓢泼[大雨瓢潑] ài-yî-pël-bōt dàyǔpiáopō The rain came down with a splash; the rain spilled down in spurts.⁶ 瓢泼[瓢潑] pël-bōt piáopō (of rain) pour down; rain cats and dogs.⁶ 瓢泼大雨[瓢潑大雨] pël-bōt-ài-yî piáopōdàyǔ heavy rain; torrential rain; downpour.⁵ 瓢虫[瓢蟲] pël-chũng piáochóng ladybug; ladybird.¹⁰ 瓢桨[瓢槳] pël-dēng piáojiǎng hollow oar; oar with scoop-like blade.⁶ 瓢子 pël-dū piáozi <topo.> gourd ladle; spoon.⁶ 瓢瓜 pël-gä piàoguā bottle gourd.⁶ 瓢儿[瓢兒] pël-ngĩ piáor a ladel (often made of a dried calabash or gourd); (jocular usage) human head.⁷ 瓢儿菜[瓢兒菜] pël-ngĩ-töi piáorcài Eruca.⁸ 瓢葫苹[瓢葫蘋] pël-vũ-pẽin piáohúpín moonflower.⁸ |
pel2 | 12800 | ||
| 97 | 瓜 | 19 | 瓣 | bàn | bàn | petal; clove, segment,
section; fragment, piece; valve,
lamella; piece, slice, section.⁶ 瓣足 bàn-dūk or fân-dūk bànzú lobed foot.⁶ 瓣香 bàn-hëng or fân-hëng bànxiāng petallike incense used in worship of Buddha; the worship or admiration of someone.⁷ 瓣膜 bàn-môk or fân-môk bànmó <anatomy> a valve.⁷ 瓣儿[瓣兒] bàn-ngĩ or fân-ngĩ bànr petals (of flowers); sections (as of oranges).⁷ 瓣片 bàn-pëin or fân-pëin bànpiàn <bot.> limb.⁶ 豆瓣 èo-bàn or èo-fân dòubàn valve; halves of a bean.⁸ 花瓣 fä-bàn or fä-fân huābàn petal.¹⁰ 老鸦瓣[老鴉瓣] lāo-ä-bàn lǎoyābàn <bot.> Amana edulis (formerly Tulipa edulis).¹⁵ʼ²⁰ 三尖瓣 xäm-dëm-bàn or xäm-dëm-fân sānjiānbàn tricuspid valve.⁹ 心瓣 xïm-bàn or xïm-fân xīnbàn heart valve.¹⁰ <又> fân. (See 瓣 fân.) |
ban4 | 521 | ||
| 97 | 瓜 | 19 | 瓣 | fân | bàn | (alternate Hoisanva
pronunciation for 瓣 bàn bàn with same meaning.) <又> bàn. (See 瓣 bàn.) |
fan5 | 3163 | ||
| 97 | 瓜 | 22 | 瓤 | nõng | ráng | pulp, flesh, pith; interior
part of certain things; <topo.> weak; <vern.> (of texture) loose,
soft, spongy.⁶ (composition: ⿰襄瓜; U+74E4). 瓜瓤 gä-nõng guāráng the flesh surrounding seeds under the peel that is edible, such as the flesh of watermelon and cantaloupe.⁹ 瓤子 nõng-dū rángzi pulp, flesh, pith; interior part of certain thing.⁶ 瓤儿[瓤兒] nõng-ngĩ rángr the pulp of a fruit; a section of an orange/tangerine.⁷ |
nong3 | 12301 |