呱
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used in 呱呱[gua1 gua1]
8 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,160 U+5471
How 呱 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
口 (semantic, “mouth”) + 瓜 (phonetic, guā)
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 瓜
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 瓜 (guā) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 瓜 sound component | guā | melon, gourd, squash, cucumber |
| 孤 | gū | orphaned; alone, lonely, solidary |
| 狐 | hú | fox |
| 弧 | hú | arc, crescent; wooden bow |
| 觚 | gū | jug, goblet; rule, law |
| 胍 | guā | guanidine |
Words containing 呱
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 拉呱 | lā gua | (dialect) to chat; to gossip |
| 呱呱坠地 | gū gū zhuì dì | (idiom) (of a baby) to enter the world with a loud cry; to be born |
| 顶呱呱 | dǐng guā guā | excellent; first-rate; top-notch; superb |
| 呱呱堕地 | gū gū duò dì | see 呱呱墜地|呱呱坠地[gu1 gu1 zhui4 di4] |
| 呱呱叫 | guā guā jiào | excellent; tip-top |
| 啦呱 | lā gua | variant of 拉呱[la1 gua5] |
| 呱呱 | gū gū | (onom.) the crying of a baby |
| 呱呱 | guā guā | (onom.) sound made by frogs, ducks etc |
| 咭咭呱呱 | jī jī guā guā | (onom.) giggling noise |