⽠

melon

guā (gua1)

Radical no. 97 · 5 strokes (第 97 部首 · 5 画 dì 97 bùshǒu · 5 huà)

Radical ⽠ (guā) — meaning: melon, 5 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

The melon radical derives from a pictograph in oracle-bone script depicting the rounded shape of a melon fruit with a curved vine or stem in the center.

Mnemonic: Picture a round melon with a curved vine down the middle—that curved center stroke is your melon radical.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

6 characters

Stroke count

All strokes1-3 strokes4-6 strokes7-10 strokes11+ strokes

Sort

Stroke count (default)FrequencyHSK levelRandom
  • 瓜guā

    melon; gourd; squash

    HSK 4

    5 strokes

  • 瓞dié

    (literary) small melon

    10 strokes

  • 瓠hù

    gourd

    11 strokes

  • 瓢piáo

    dipper

    16 strokes

  • 瓣bàn

    petal

    19 strokes

  • 瓤ráng

    pulp (of fruit)

    22 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.