Word and Radical Components of 南瓜

The Chinese word 南瓜 is analysed below into its constituent words and the words into radicals. By seeing the breakdown of the word in this way you can more easily learn and recognise the word.

Component	Pinyin	Meanings
南瓜	nánguā	1. n. pumpkin; winter squash (plant of the genus Cucurbita or its fruit)

南瓜 ⇨ 南 + 瓜

Component	Pinyin	Meanings
南	nán	1. south; southern
南	nā, ná	2. Only used in 南無
瓜	guā	1. melon; gourd; squash
		西瓜 - watermelon
		南瓜 - pumpkin
		冬瓜 - winter melon
		2. (Cantonese, slang) to die
		3. (Mainland, slang) storyful news
		今年最大的瓜 - the most storyful news this year
		4. (Singapore, colloquial) fellow; dude

南 ⇨ 十 + 冂 +

Component	Pinyin	Meanings
十	shí	1. ten
		2. (figurative) topmost; utmost
		十分 - very
		十全十美 - perfect
冂	jiōng	1. down box
冂		2. (obsolete) city outskirts; suburbs
		1.