When the formation data identifies 瓜 as semantic, the relevant character record states that role.
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瓜
Radical 97 of 214 · 5 strokes
Melon
guā
Unicode uses 瓜 as a Kangxi radical category. Its reference meaning is melon, gourd, cucumber; Kangxi radical 97. The relationship to an individual character may be semantic, historical, or primarily classificatory.
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Semantic–phonetic characters identify the component associated with historical pronunciation.
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瓜guāmelon, gourd, squash, cucumberDetails+
formation note
Formation: Pictograph of a melon hanging from a vine.
Formation source · Dong Chinese Lexicon- Category radical
- 瓜 melon
- Visual structure
- 厶
HSK words with 瓜1 word in this course
瓣bànpetal; segment; valveDetails+
semantic–phonetic
Semantic–phonetic formation: 瓜 contributes the broad semantic category “melon”; 辡 contributes the historical pronunciation.
- Category radical
- 瓜 melon
- Visual structure
- 辛 + 瓜
HSK words with 瓣1 word in this course
Classification: Unicode 17.0 kRSUnicode. Structure: Make Me a Hanzi. Formation: Dong Chinese Lexicon where available, with a documented Make Me a Hanzi fallback. Method and licenses.