籽瓜

zǐguā

noun

Measure Word

一个籽瓜 gè

Meanings

1 seed watermelon
2 melon grown for its edible seeds

Characters

Examples

甘肃的籽瓜主要用来打瓜子。

Gānsù de zǐguā zhǔyào yòng lái dǎ guāzǐ.

Gansu's seed watermelons are mainly grown for melon seeds.

籽瓜的瓜肉不甜，但籽很多。

Zǐguā de guāròu bù tián, dàn zǐ hěn duō.

The flesh of seed watermelon is not sweet, but it has lots of seeds.

Tips

culture

Grown mainly in Gansu and Ningxia. Unlike regular watermelon, it's harvested for the black seeds sold as 黑瓜子 snacks.

Stroke Order

籽 zǐ

瓜 guā