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Meaning of 瓢

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Pinyin: piáo
English Definition: dipper; ladle
Chinese Definition:
①舀水或取东西的工具,多用对半剖开的匏瓜或木头制成:瓢泼大雨。
②形状像瓢的:瓢虫。瓢儿菜。
Total strokes: 16; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (gourd) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ piào ] bank note; ticket; vote; a slip of paper
    • [ guā ] melon, gourd, squash, cucumber
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Example Words
瓢虫 piáo chóng ladybug; ladybird
瓢泼大雨 piáo downpour (idiom)
照葫芦画瓢 zhào lu huà piáo lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model (idiom); fig. to copy slavishly
秃瓢 piáo bald head (colloquial)
瓢泼 piáo (of rain) pouring
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Example Sentences
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They leave dirty pots and pans on the stove for weeks.
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Protesters banged pots and pans - and accused the Greek government of stealing worker's money.
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"Naked, plus somebody blammed you in the head, " says Mom.
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Signs that the economy still is struggling have thrown cold water on the stock market's rally.
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Recent economic reports had shown hints of a pickup in consumer spending and a rebound in durable goods orders. But the data on Tuesday was less reassuring.