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Kanji Detail for 瓜 - "melon, gourd, abundant"
瓜
- Meaning
瓜 means "melon, gourd, abundant."
Melon - Plants of the gourd family.
Gourd - Cucumber, squash, and melons.
Cucumber - A vine vegetable.
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The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
melon
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
melon, gourd, cucumber; Kangxi radical 97
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
melon; gourd; squash; (slang) a piece of gossip
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
melon, gourd, squash, cucumber
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A vine plant. There are many varieties. All named after the fruit they produce. Leaves like palms. Or in branching form. Has tendrils. Flowers mostly yellow. Planted in spring, ripens in summer. Withers by autumn. The fruit is food as vegetables or fruits. | 瓜期 (melon period). Refers to the time when one's term of office should be handed over. The expression originates from (Zuo Zhuan). Being relieved on time is also called 瓜代 (melon succession). | Colloquially, 破瓜 (breaking melon) forms the characters for 二八. Hence calling the age of sixteen 破瓜. Mostly said of women. | 瓜李 (melon and plum). Refers to suspicion. Putting on shoes in a melon field, others may suspect one of picking melons. Adjusting one's cap under a plum tree, others may suspect one of picking plums. The expression originates from (Ancient Yuefu). | 瓜葛 (melon and kudzu). Refers to relatives. Saying two surnames are not originally connected, but like melons and kudzu vines that intertwine and connect.
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