What’s the Chinese word for “watermelon”?

A quick #PowerMonday word from @christine1988_xx ✨

We once looked at this summer fruit (two years ago!) with a wonderful picture from @jorindeundjoringelundsoweiter.

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西 xī – West
瓜 guā – melon

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西瓜 🍉 xīguā – watermelon

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And today, let’s look at some other 瓜 guā-related words:

南瓜 🎃 nánguā – pumpkin
黄瓜 🥒 huángguā – cucumber
哈密瓜🍈 hāmìguā – cantaloupe

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What other 瓜 guā-s do you know?
Which one is your favourite?

@lhakiso: ”Honeydew” 也叫 哈密瓜吗？

@yourmandarin: @lhakiso Yes! Or just 蜜瓜👍

@lhakiso: 想到 苦瓜

@yourmandarin: @lhakiso 苦瓜! Great! No emoji for it unfortunately😅(🥒)

@lhakiso: @yourmandarin 谢谢 🙏😊

@sinsiber: 西瓜很好吃啊🍉🍉

@jorindeundjoringelundsoweiter: 一年前。。。念念不忘! 哈哈哈! 🍉😂

@christine1988_xx: I like nangua also! Does anyone have a good app for learning the characters? X

@reickarii: @emiliedji 西瓜！！！！！！！！

@emiliedji: @reickarii Ahah oui j’ai pensé à toi en voyant ça aussi !

@malaisandre: @enora_lbr

@maggies_stampin: 我喜欢吃哈密瓜🍈

@onlyinchina101: 👍🏻

@mandarinheroapp: @christine1988_xx have you checked out Mandarin Hero? 🙂