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黄瓜 (huáng guā) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 5

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

Meaning of 黄瓜

名 míng noun

cucumber

这个黄瓜很新鲜。

zhè ge huáng guā hěn xīn xiān

This cucumber is very fresh.

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Word breakdown

黄 huáng — yellow (referring to the color of overripe cucumbers)

Words with this character (3)
  • 1 黄色 huáng sè — yellow HSK 3
    • 黄 yellow (the hue)
    • 色 color
    Example

    她穿了一件黄色的衣服。

    tā chuān le yī jiàn huáng sè de yī fu

    She wore a yellow piece of clothing.

  • 2 黄金 huáng jīn — gold HSK 5
    • 黄 yellow (color descriptor)
    • 金 gold, metal
    Example

    黄金是一种贵重的金属。

    huáng jīn shì yī zhǒng guì zhòng de jīn shǔ

    Gold is a precious metal.

  • 3 黄昏 huáng hūn — dusk HSK 7
    • 黄 yellow; describes the yellowish color of the sky at dusk
    • 昏 dim, dark; describes the fading light and approaching darkness
    Example

    我喜欢在黄昏散步。

    wǒ xǐ huan zài huáng hūn sàn bù

    I like to take walks at dusk.

瓜 guā — melon/gourd (indicating it belongs to the gourd family)

Words with this character (5)
  • 1 西瓜 xī guā — watermelon HSK 3
    • 西 west (indicating the fruit's origin from the west)
    • 瓜 melon (the type of fruit)
    Example

    夏天我喜欢吃西瓜。

    xià tiān wǒ xǐ huan chī xī guā

    I like to eat watermelon in summer.

  • 2 傻瓜 shǎ guā — fool HSK 7
    • 傻 foolish, silly, stupid
    • 瓜 colloquial suffix (literally 'melon') that softens the term
    Example

    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.

  • 3 南瓜 nán guā — pumpkin HSK 7
    • 南 south (indicating geographic origin or association)
    • 瓜 gourd, melon (the vegetable category)
    Example

    南瓜汤很好喝。

    nán guā tāng hěn hǎo hē

    Pumpkin soup is very delicious.

  • 4 瓜分 guā fēn — to carve up, to partition HSK 7
    • 瓜 melon (provides imagery of cutting/dividing into sections)
    • 分 to divide, to separate (provides the core action)
    Example

    列强瓜分了这个国家的领土。

    liè qiáng guā fēn le zhè ge guó jiā de lǐng tǔ

    The great powers carved up this country's territory.

  • 5 瓜子 guā zǐ — melon seeds HSK 7
    • 瓜 melon/gourd (the plant source)
    • 子 seed
    Example

    我们一边看电视，一边嗑瓜子。

    wǒ men yì biān kàn diàn shì yì biān kè guā zǐ

    We watch TV while cracking melon seeds.

Structure & writing
1 黄 huáng — yellow (color like a loofah or sunflower blossom)
黄 is a component in 1 characters
HSK 6
横 héng horizontal (opposite of vertical 竖/直)

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

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
HSK 6
孤 gū orphaned in childhood; later also referring to having lost both parents
HSK 7
狐 hú fox (a mammal with a pointed snout, triangular ears, and a bushy tail, typically reddish-yellow in colour; commonly called 狐狸) 瓣 bàn petal, one of the segments forming a corolla

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

Stroke order