瓜(guā): melon
HSK 45 strokes
melon
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- guā
- Meaning
- melon; gourd; squash; (slang) a piece of gossip
- Strokes
- 5
- HSK level
- HSK 4
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 瓜 comes from and how its parts fit together.
Pictograph
⿵？厶Vines growing with a melon at their base
A drawing of the thing it names.
Made of
Parts are arranged enclosing from above.
How to write 瓜 step by step
5 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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