Keyword
bottle-gourd
- Frequency
- #3223
- Strokes
- 12
Readings
hú
Mnemonic
艹 (plant) gives the meaning and 胡 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
葫芦
calabash or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria); hoist; generic term for block and tackle (or parts thereof); muddled; (poker) full house
葫芦岛市
Huludao, prefecture-level city in Liaoning Province 辽宁省 (LiáoníngShěng)
西葫芦
zucchini; courgette; baby marrow
糖葫芦
sugar-coated Chinese hawthorn or other fruit on a bamboo skewer; tanghulu
冰糖葫芦
sugar-coated Chinese hawthorn or other fruit on a bamboo skewer; tanghulu
葫芦丝
hulusi, aka cucurbit flute (a kind of free reed wind instrument)
水葫芦
water hyacinth (Pontederia crassipes)
依样画葫芦
lit. to draw a gourd from the model (idiom); fig. to copy sth mechanically without attempt at originality
闷葫芦
lit. closed gourd; fig. enigma; complete mystery; taciturn person
依葫芦画瓢
lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as one's model (idiom); fig. to follow the existing pattern without modification
电动葫芦
electric chain pulley block
照葫芦画瓢
lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model (idiom); fig. to copy slavishly
葫芦巴
fenugreek