bottle gourd

Components
夸 sound component

  Sound component

kuā

  

see 夸克[kuā​kè]

瓜 meaning component

  Meaning component

guā

  

melon

gourd

Evolution

瓠 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
瓠 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
瓠 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
瓠 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

bottle gourd; calabash; pot; gourd

Most common words with 瓠
Freq.
Word
Meaning

gourd

瓠瓜

bottle gourd