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黄瓜

huángguā

cucumber

A cucumber with a sliced end
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Characters in this word

黄 huáng

Strokes
11
Radical
黄 — yellow
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

瓜 guā

Strokes
5
Radical
瓜 — melon, gourd, squash, cucumber
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

Example phrases

  • 我吃黄瓜。 Wǒ chī huáng guā. I eat cucumber.
  • 黄瓜很脆。 Huáng guā hěn cuì. Cucumber is crisp.
  • 买两根黄瓜。 Mǎi liǎng gēn huáng guā. Buy two cucumbers.

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