How to write 瓢

瓢 [piáo] 1. A tool for scooping water or taking things, commonly made from a halved gourd or wood. Example: 瓢泼大雨 (to pour down rain like a gourd). 2. Shaped like a gourd. Example: 瓢虫 (ladybug); 瓢儿菜 (a vegetable resembling a gourd). 3. A type of gourd, also called "葫芦" (gourd; calabash). 4. A ladle made from the dried shell of a gourd. Example: 瓢杓 (a wine vessel made from a halved gourd); 瓢壶 (a vessel for holding wine). 5. A classifier used for measuring water or wine. Example: 一瓢水 (a scoop of water). 6. 引用例： - 《说文》: 瓢，蠡也。从瓠省，票声。(In Shuowen: "Piao, a type of gourd. Derived from 'hu' with a phonetic sound.") - 《三苍》: 瓢，瓠勺也。(In Sang Cong: "Piao, a ladle made from a gourd.") - 《论语》: 一瓢饮。(In the Analects: "A scoop of drink.") 7. 例句： - 瓢冠 (a monk's hat shaped like a gourd) - 瓢堂 (a simple room) 8. Additional Terms: - 瓢把子 (slang for a gang leader) - 瓢箪 (metaphorically refers to a poor state of living, having just a scoop of water and a basket of rice.) - 瓢勺 (a spoon made from halved, ripe gourd).