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Meaning of 匏

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匏
Pinyin: páo
English Definition: bottle gourd; Lagenaria vulgaris
Chinese Definition:
①(匏瓜)a。一年生草本植物。果实比葫芦大,对半剖开可做水瓢。b。这种植物的果实。均俗称“瓢葫芦”。
②中国古代八音之一,如笙、竽等。
Total strokes: 11; Radical: 勹
Pictophonetic:包 indicates the sound; 夸 (extravagant) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 夸 [ kuā ] extravagant, luxurious; handsome
    • 包 [ bāo ] wrap, pack, bundle; package
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Example Sentences
1
Jiang
-
qing
的贴身女仆木匏随后把火把放在了庄严的火葬木上燃起火焰
。
Then Jiang-qing's secret maid, Mu-pao, laid the torch onto the sacred wood and the pyre burst into flames.