匏 (ひさご) — gourd, calabash, bottle gourd | Kakuso

Vocabulary

Meaning

gourd calabash bottle gourd

Practice Writing

Stroke: 1/11

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Component Analysis

匏

ひさご, ホ, ホウ

夸

ほご.る, コ, カ

大

おお-, おお.きい, ダイ

一

one, one radical (no.1)

ひと-, ひと.つ, イチ

人

ひと, -り, ジン

亏

一

one, one radical (no.1)

ひと-, ひと.つ, イチ

丂

obstruction of breath (qi) as it seeks release, variant of other characters

さまた.げられる, コウ

包

wrap, pack up, cover...

つつ.む, くる.む, ホウ

勹

wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)

つつ.む, ホウ

丿

katakana no radical (no. 4)

えい, よう, ヘツ

巳

sign of the snake or serpent, 9-11AM, sixth sign of Chinese zodiac

己

おのれ, つちのと, コ

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