Watermelon in Chinese (Mandarin): 西瓜 (xīguā)
西瓜
xīguā
watermelon
- Simplified
- 西瓜
- Traditional
- 西瓜
- Pinyin
- xīguā
- Typed as
- xigua
Use it in a sentence
西瓜很大。
The watermelon is very big.
The characters in 西瓜
西
West.
6 strokes
瓜
Melon.
5 strokes
西瓜 is the "western melon": it came to China from the west long ago. It is a favorite in summer.
More examples with 西瓜
夏天我们吃西瓜。
夏天我們吃西瓜。
Xiàtiān wǒmen chī xīguā.
We eat watermelon in summer.
西瓜里面是红色的。
西瓜裡面是紅色的。
Xīguā lǐmiàn shì hóngsè de.
Watermelon is red inside.
How to write 西瓜 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
西 6 strokes
瓜 5 strokes
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