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瓠

Mandarin · pinyin hù

gourd

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瓠: hù · bottle gourd; calabash; pot

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wok6 · wu4 · wu6

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character · Etymology 1

calabash gourd

character · Etymology 2

(obsolete) used in 瓠蘆／瓠芦, alternative form of 葫蘆 /葫芦 (húlu, “bottle gourd; calabash”)
(obsolete) container made of a large old bottle gourd
(obsolete) alternative form of 壺 /壶 (hú, “jar; jog”)
(Taiwanese Hakka) bottle gourd; calabash

character · Etymology 3

(obsolete) only used in 瓠落 (“vast; spacious; frustrated”)

character · Etymology 4

only used in 瓠讘／瓠𰵹 (“a county during the Han dynasty”)

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