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瓠 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
瓠 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
瓠 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
瓠 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
瓠 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

瓠 Stroke Order — How to Write 瓠

Stroke Order

瓠 is written in 11 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 瓜, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

瓠 Radical and Character Components

Components:夸瓜

瓠 is a phono-semantic compound: 瓜 (gourd) carries the meaning, while 夸 indicates the sound.

Radical: 瓜 + 6 more strokes

瓠 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • hù
  • hú
  • huò

Meanings of 瓠 in Chinese

1

hù瓠

Hùzi (bottle gourd or calabash) refers to an annual herbaceous climbing plant with white summer flowers and elongated, edible fruits when young. It also refers to the fruit itself.
妈妈用刚摘的瓠子炒了一盘美味的菜。
Mom stir-fried a delicious dish with freshly picked bottle gourd.
2

hú瓠

A type of gourd used as a container, like a pot or flask, typically for holding liquids.
他用一个大瓠子盛水。
He used a large gourd to hold water.
3

huò瓠

Used in the compound '瓠落' (huòluò) to describe something vast, spacious, or empty.
眼前一片荒芜，显得瓠落空旷。
Before our eyes was a desolate expanse, appearing vast and empty.

Common Words and Phrases with 瓠

1
hù瓠guā瓜
Makino bottle gourd, a variety of bottle gourd, often referring to its fruit.
这种瓠瓜味道清甜，非常适合用来清炒或煲汤。
This type of bottle gourd tastes sweet and is very suitable for stir-frying or making soup.

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Idioms with 瓠

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Questions about 瓠

What does 瓠 mean in Chinese?

瓠 (hù) means “Hùzi (bottle gourd or calabash) refers to an annual herbaceous climbing plant with white summer flowers and elongated, edible fruits when young. It also refers to the fruit itself” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 瓠?

瓠 has 3 pronunciations: hù, hú, huò.

How many strokes does 瓠 have?

瓠 has 11 strokes.

How do you write 瓠?

瓠 is written in 11 strokes, starting from the radical 瓜. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 瓠?

The radical of 瓠 is 瓜, and 瓠 is a phono-semantic compound.