蓏 (luǒ) - Melon & specifically refers to fruits that grow on vines

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luǒ ｜ 13 strokes ｜ radical:

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蓏 · luǒ

Melon;

specifically refers to fruits that grow on vines or creepers (as opposed to trees), such as melons, gourds, and cucumbers.

Melonspecifically refers to fruits that grow on vines

Usage highlights

Melon fruitsVine fruitsFruits and melonsVegetables and melonsField melonsWild melons

Synonyms

  • 瓜— melon; gourd (more common general term)

Antonyms

  • 果— tree fruit (botanical antonym)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Watermelons and muskmelons are types of melon fruits (瓜蓏).
  • The vine produced many small gourds (藤上结了许多小蓏).
  • He grows various melons and cucumbers in his garden (他在园子里种了各种瓜蓏).

Collocations

  • Melon fruits(瓜蓏)
  • Vine fruits(蔓蓏)
  • Fruits and melons(果蓏)
  • Vegetables and melons(蔬蓏)
  • Field melons(田蓏)
  • Wild melons(野蓏)

Idioms

  • Fruits from trees and melons from vines(果蓏之属)
  • The distinction between tree fruits and vine fruits(果蓏之别)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • In classical Chinese botany, 蓏 specifically distinguished vine-grown fruits (like melons) from tree-grown fruits (果).
  • The character appears in ancient agricultural texts like 'Qimin Yaoshu' discussing crop classification.
  • Rarely used in modern vernacular Chinese, primarily found in classical or specialized contexts.

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