guā = gu + a1
melon / gourd / squash
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How to pronounce 瓜

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= gu initial

Gu is for Gitta Giraffe.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ a1 final

In front of the ashram.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

瓜 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
Character component without intrinsic meaning
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mǒu = m + ou3
old variant of 某[mou3]
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= s + Ø1
old variant of 私[si1]
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= n + a4
Right-falling stroke
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Characters with 瓜 as component

= hu + Ø2
arc
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= gu + Ø1
lone / lonely
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bàn = b + an4
petal / segment / clove (of garlic) / piece / section / fragment / valve / lamella / classifier for pieces, segments etc
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Words with 瓜

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idiot / fool
connection / association / involvement

Sentences with 瓜

瓜 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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guā

melon / gourd / squash

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