# 瓠

| 瓠 | U+74E0, &#29920; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-74E0 |
| ← 瓟 [U+74DF] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 瓡 → [U+74E1] |

## Translingual
### Han character

瓠 (Kangxi radical 97, 瓜+6, 11 strokes, cangjie input 大尸竹女人 (KSHVO), four-corner 4223$_0$, composition ⿰夸瓜)

#### Derived characters

* 摦, 槬, 𫈻, 𥧰, 𤬢, 𤬣

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 746, character 20
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 21392
* Dae Jaweon: page 1155, character 7
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2655, character 10
* Unihan data for U+74E0

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 侉 | *qaːls |
| 夸 | *kʰʷraː |
| 姱 | *kʰʷraː |
| 胯 | *kʰʷraː, *kʰʷraːs, *kʰʷaːs |
| 跨 | *kʰʷraː, *kʰʷraːʔ, *kʰʷraːs, *kʰʷaːs |
| 誇 | *kʰʷraː |
| 垮 | *kʰʷraːʔ |
| 銙 | *kʰʷraːʔ |
| 骻 | *kʰʷraːʔ |
| 咵 | *kʰʷraːʔ |
| 釫 | *ɢʷraː, *qʷaː |
| 摦 | *ɡʷraːs |
| 鮬 | *pɢʷaː, *kʰʷaː |
| 嶀 | *qʰʷl'aː |
| 扝 | *kʰʷaː, *qʷaː |
| 刳 | *kʰʷaː |
| 郀 | *kʰʷaː |
| 挎 | *kʰʷaː |
| 袴 | *kʰʷaːs |
| 絝 | *kʰʷaːs |
| 褲 | *kʰʷaːs |
| 恗 | *qʰaː |
| 洿 | *ɡʷaːʔ, *qʷaː |
| 瓠 | *ɡʷlaː, *ɡʷlaːs |
| 鄠 | *ɢʷlaːʔ |
| 污 | *qʷaː, *qʷaːs |
| 杇 | *qʷaː |
| 圬 | *qʷaː |
| 鴮 | *qʷaː |
| 盓 | *qʷaː |
| 汙 | *qʷaːs, *ɢʷa |
| 樗 | *qʰʷl'a |
| 摴 | *qʰʷl'a |
| 荂 | *pqʰʷa, *qʰʷa |
| 雩 | *qʰʷla, *ɢʷla |
| 吁 | *qʰʷa, *ɢʷas |
| 盱 | *qʰʷa |
| 訏 | *qʰʷa |
| 扜 | *qʰʷa, *qʷa |
| 旴 | *qʰʷa |
| 冔 | *qʰʷaʔ |
| 紆 | *qʷa |
| 陓 | *qʷa |
| 迂 | *qʷa, *qʷaʔ, *ɢʷa |
| 虶 | *qʷa |
| 于 | *ɢʷa |
| 盂 | *ɢʷa |
| 竽 | *ɢʷa |
| 邘 | *ɢʷa |
| 玗 | *ɢʷa |
| 芋 | *ɢʷa, *ɢʷas |
| 杅 | *ɢʷa |
| 釪 | *ɢʷa |
| 骬 | *ɢʷa |
| 謣 | *ɢʷla |
| 宇 | *ɢʷaʔ |

### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): hù (hu$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): wu$^6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: hù
*** Zhuyin: ㄏㄨˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: hù
*** Wade–Giles: hu$^4$
*** Yale: hù
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huh
*** Palladius: ху (xu)
*** Sinological IPA : /xu⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: wu$^6$
*** Yale: wuh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: wu$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: wu$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /wuː²²/
* Middle Chinese: huH
Rime :
| Character | 瓠 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 匣 (33) |
| Final (韻) | 模 (23) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 胡誤切 |
| Baxter | huH |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ɦuo$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ɦuo$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ɣo$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ɦɔ$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /ɣo$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /ɣu$^H$/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /ɣuo$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | hù |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | wu$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*[ɢ]ʷˤa-s/
    (Zhengzhang): /*ɡʷlaːs/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 瓠 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | hù |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ hu$^H$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*[ɢ]ʷˁa-s/ |
| English | bottle-gourd, melon |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 瓠 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 15678 |
| Phonetic component | 于 |
| Rime group | 魚 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 護 |
| Old Chinese | /*ɡʷlaːs/ |

#### Definitions

瓠
* calabash gourd
    From: Zhuangzi, circa 3rd – 2nd centuries BCE
    Wèi wáng yí wǒ dà hù zhī zhǒng, wǒ shù zhī chéng ér shí wǔ dàn. [Pinyin]
    The king of Wei sent me some seeds of a large calabash, which I sowed. The fruit, when fully grown, could contain five piculs (of anything).

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 瓠 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 葫蘆 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 葫蘆 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 葫蘆 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 葫蘆 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 葫蘆 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 葫蘆 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 葫蘆 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 葫蘆 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 葫蘆 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 葫蘆 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 葫蘆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 葫蘆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 葫蘆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 葫蘆, 葫蘆瓜 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 葫蘆 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 葫蘆 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 葫蘆瓜, 葫蘆 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 葫蘆, 葫蘆瓜 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 葫蘆 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 葫蘆, 膨葫 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 葫蘆 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 瓠仔 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 瓠仔 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 瓠仔 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 瓠 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 瓠仔, 瓠 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 瓠子 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 葫蘆 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 葫蘆 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 葫蘆 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 葫蘆瓠 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 葫蘆瓠 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 葫蘆瓠 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 葫蘆 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 葫蘆 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 葫落 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 葫蘆 |
| Wu | Danyang | 葫蘆 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 葫蘆兒 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 葫蘆 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 葫蘆 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 葫蘆瓜 |

#### Compounds

* 堅瓠／坚瓠
* 槃瓠 (Pánhù)
* 瓠子 (hùzi)
* 瓠巴
* 瓠果
* 瓠犀
* 瓠瓜 (hùguā)
* 瓠葉／瓠叶
* 盤瓠／盘瓠 (Pánhù)
* 盤瓠石室／盘瓠石室
* 苦瓠子

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): hú (hu$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): wu$^4$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): phù
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: hú
*** Zhuyin: ㄏㄨˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: hú
*** Wade–Giles: hu$^2$
*** Yale: hú
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwu
*** Palladius: ху (xu)
*** Sinological IPA : /xu³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: wu$^4$
*** Yale: wùh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: wu$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: wu$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /wuː²¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: phù
*** Hakka Romanization System: pu$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: pu$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /pʰu¹¹/
* Middle Chinese: hu
Rime :
| Character | 瓠 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 匣 (33) |
| Final (韻) | 模 (23) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 戸吳切 |
| Baxter | hu |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ɦuo/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ɦuo/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ɣo/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ɦɔ/ |
| Li Rong | /ɣo/ |
| Wang Li | /ɣu/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /ɣuo/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | hú |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | wu$^4$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*ɡʷlaː/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 瓠 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 15676 |
| Phonetic component | 于 |
| Rime group | 魚 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 胡 |
| Old Chinese | /*ɡʷlaː/ |

#### Definitions

瓠
* (obsolete) Used in 瓠蘆／瓠芦, alternative form of 葫蘆／葫芦 (húlu, “bottle gourd; calabash”)
* (obsolete) container made of a large old bottle gourd
* (obsolete) Alternative form of 壺／壶 (hú, “jar; jog”)
* (Taiwanese Hakka) bottle gourd; calabash

#### Compounds

* 康瓠

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 瓠 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 葫蘆 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 葫蘆 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 葫蘆 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 葫蘆 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 葫蘆 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 葫蘆 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 葫蘆 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 葫蘆 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 葫蘆 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 葫蘆 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 葫蘆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 葫蘆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 葫蘆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 葫蘆, 葫蘆瓜 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 葫蘆 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 葫蘆 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 葫蘆瓜, 葫蘆 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 葫蘆, 葫蘆瓜 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 葫蘆 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 葫蘆, 膨葫 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 葫蘆 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 瓠仔 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 瓠仔 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 瓠仔 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 瓠 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 瓠仔, 瓠 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 瓠子 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 葫蘆 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 葫蘆 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 葫蘆 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 葫蘆瓠 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 葫蘆瓠 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 葫蘆瓠 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 葫蘆 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 葫蘆 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 葫落 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 葫蘆 |
| Wu | Danyang | 葫蘆 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 葫蘆兒 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 葫蘆 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 葫蘆 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 葫蘆瓜 |

### Etymology 3
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): huò (huo$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄛˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): wok$^6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: huò
*** Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄛˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: huò
*** Wade–Giles: huo$^4$
*** Yale: hwò
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huoh
*** Palladius: хо (xo)
*** Sinological IPA : /xu̯ɔ⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: wok$^6$
*** Yale: wohk
*** Cantonese Pinyin: wok$^9$
*** Guangdong Romanization: wog$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /wɔːk̚²/

#### Definitions

瓠
* (obsolete) Only used in 瓠落 (“vast; spacious; frustrated”).

#### Compounds

* 瓠落 (huòluò)

### Etymology 4
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): gū (gu$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: gū
*** Zhuyin: ㄍㄨ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: gu
*** Wade–Giles: ku$^1$
*** Yale: gū
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gu
*** Palladius: гу (gu)
*** Sinological IPA : /ku⁵⁵/

#### Definitions

瓠
* Only used in 瓠讘／瓠𰵹 (“a county during the Han dynasty”).

### References

* Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A02611
* “瓠”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
* gourd

#### Readings

* On (unclassified): こ (ko)、かく (kaku)
* Kun: ひさご (hisago)

## Korean
### Hanja

瓠 • (ho) (hangeul 호, revised ho, McCune–Reischauer ho, Yale ho)
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