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傻瓜 (shǎ guā) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

傻瓜 (shǎ guā) is a Chinese word: fool. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 傻瓜

名 míng noun

fool

别当傻瓜,要用脑子想一想。

bié dāng shǎ guā yào yòng nǎo zi xiǎng yi xiǎng

Don't be a fool, use your brain and think.

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Word breakdown

傻 shǎ — foolish, silly, stupid

瓜 guā — colloquial suffix (literally 'melon') that softens the term

Structure & writing
1 傻 shǎ — foolish, stupid

傻 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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1.2 囟 xìn — fontanelle, the soft spot on an infant's skull
囟 is a component in 1 characters

Stroke order

2 瓜 guā — gourd or melon plant (vine with palmate leaves, typically yellow flowers, edible fruit; includes watermelon, pumpkin, winter melon, cucumber, etc.)
瓜 is a component in 3 characters

瓜 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order