瓞 (dié) - Small melon & refers to small fruits, especially melons, often used

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瓞 · dié

Small melon;

refers to small fruits, especially melons, often used metaphorically to describe continuity and prosperity in descendants.

Small melonrefers to small fruits, especially melons, often used

Usage highlights

Small melonContinuous small melonsEndless melonsMelon vine with small fruitsAbundant melons

Synonyms

  • 瓜— melon (broader term)
  • 实— fruit (general term)

Antonyms

  • 枯— withered, dried up
  • 绝— cut off, extinct

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The vine produces many small melons (瓜瓞).
  • The family line continues like a vine with endless small melons (绵绵瓜瓞).
  • Ancient texts use this character to describe abundant harvests (瓞绵).

Collocations

  • Small melon(瓜瓞)
  • Continuous small melons(绵绵瓜瓞)
  • Endless melons(瓞绵)
  • Melon vine with small fruits(瓞蔓)
  • Abundant melons(瓞繁)

Idioms

  • Continuous as the succession of small melons on a vine(绵绵瓜瓞)
  • Endless descendants like melons on a vine(瓜瓞绵绵)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Used in classical Chinese to symbolize family continuity and prosperity through the metaphor of melon vines producing endless small fruits.
  • Appears in ancient texts like the Book of Songs (诗经) to represent abundant offspring and lineage continuation.
  • Considered an auspicious character in naming contexts, representing family heritage and enduring prosperity.

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