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gwaa1
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[1] [n] melon; gourd; cucumber [2] [Cantonese] dead [3] Kangxi radical 97 Stroke count: 5
Level: 2
Radical: 瓜 (#97)
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| This character was last edited on 13th Mar 2008 | |
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西瓜
sai1 gwaa1 = watermelon
黃瓜
wong4 gwaa1 = cucumber
青瓜
ceng1 gwaa1 = cucumber粵
南瓜
naam4 gwaa1 = pumpkin
木瓜
muk6 gwaa1 = papaya; paw paw
矮瓜
ai2 gwaa1 = eggplant粵
冬瓜
dung1 gwaa1 = wax gourd; wintermelon
瓜子
gwaa1 zi2 = melon seeds
蜜瓜
mat6 gwaa1 = honeydew melon; [粵]: slang for big breasted
蜜瓜汁
mat6 gwaa1 zap1 = honeydew melon juiceSee all 71 compounds |
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Showing all 3 examples containing 瓜
我很喜歡喝西瓜汁。‚ 國
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I like to drink watermelon juice.
國王認為他是傻瓜 國
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The king believed he was a fool. [ie: another man was a fool, not the king!]
啲西瓜倒瓤咯！ 粵
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The water melons are overly ripe (and spoilt)! Legend 國 : Written Chinese only 粵 : Spoken Cantonese only |
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Decimal representation of this word: 瓜
Unicode code for this character: U+74DC (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 瓜
Unicode code for this character: U+74DC (off-site link)
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