How to write 葫

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Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "葫"

Printable Handwriting Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 葫

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Printable Stroke Order Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 葫

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Meaning of 葫

Pinyin hú

Radical

艹

Strokes

Definition

Allium scorodoprasum / bottle gourd

Usage

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葫 [hú] 1. (noun) a. A one-year-old herbaceous plant whose fruit resembles two balls connected together, which can be used to hold wine or for decorative purposes; b. The fruit of this plant. 2. A name for garlic. (Shape and sound character. From 芔, represented by the sound "胡". The primary meaning: name of a vegetable, specifically "garlic.") (Ancient English meaning: another name for garlic.) 【Reference】 1. "Er Ya Yi": Garlic has sizes, with 大蒜 (large garlic) being called 葫, and 小蒜 (small garlic) being called 蒜.

依葫芦画瓢 yī hú lu huà piáo

lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as one's model (idiom) / fig. to follow the existing pattern without modification

照葫芦画瓢 zhào hú lu huà piáo

lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model (idiom) / fig. to copy slavishly

葫芦 hú lu

calabash or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) / hoist / generic term for block and tackle (or parts thereof) / muddled / (poker) full house

冰糖葫芦 bīng táng hú lu

tanghulu / candied fruits on bamboo skewers dipped in sugar syrup, a common Chinese snack

依样葫芦 yī yàng hú lu

According to the same gourd

葫芦岛 Hú lú dǎo

Huludao prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China

糖葫芦 táng hú lu

sugar-coated Chinese hawthorn or other fruit on a stick / tanghulu

水葫芦 shuǐ hú lu

water hyacinth

闷葫芦 mèn hú lu

lit. closed gourd / fig. enigma / complete mystery / taciturn person

西葫芦 xī hú lu

zucchini

葫芦岛市 Hú lú dǎo shì

Huludao prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China

依样画葫芦 yī yàng huà hú lu

lit. to draw a gourd from the model (idiom) / fig. to copy sth mechanically without attempt at originality

葫芦状 hú lu zhuàng

Gourd-shaped

葫蔓藤 hú màn téng

Calabash Vine