西瓜
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 2
西瓜 (xīguā) · watermelon
西瓜 (xīguā) means “watermelon”. It is written with 2 characters: 西 (west) + 瓜 (melon). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 西瓜 is built
The characters
西 xī · west
What 西 is made of
- 兀wù — weak
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 囗wéi — enclosure
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: A bird settling into its nest, representing sunset; compare 東 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
瓜 guā · melon
What 瓜 is made of
- 厶sī — private
Origin hint: Vines growing with a melon at their base (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
夏天我喜欢吃西瓜。Xiàtiān wǒ xǐhuan chī xīguā.I like eating watermelon in summer.
这个西瓜多少钱？Zhège xīguā duōshao qián?How much is this watermelon?
Questions about 西瓜
What does 西瓜 mean?
西瓜 (xīguā) means “watermelon”.
How do you pronounce 西瓜?
西瓜 is pronounced xīguā.
Which HSK level is 西瓜?
西瓜 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 2.
Related words
- 东西dōngxithing
- 西边xībiānwest side
- 西北xīběinorthwest
- 西餐xīcānWestern food
- 西方xīfāngthe West
- 西南xīnánsouthwest
- 西医xīyīWestern medicine
- 西部xībùthe west
- 西红柿xīhóngshìtomato
- 东张西望dōngzhāngxīwàngto look around
Learn 西瓜 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 73: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.