- 傻瓜 shǎguā foola person who lacks good judgment or intelligence; an idiot
- 西瓜 xīguā watermelon
- 黄瓜 huángguā cucumber
- 南瓜 nánguā pumpkin
- 木瓜 mùguā flowering quinceshrubs of the genus Chaenomeles, particularly the Chinese flowering quince (Chaenomeles speciosa)
- 瓜子 guāzǐ seedsseeds of melon, pumpkin, or sunflower, typically roasted and flavored for consumption as a snack
- 冬瓜 dōngguā wax gourdthe large edible fruit of the vine Benincasa hispida, also known as white gourd, white hairy melon, or winter melon
- 瓜葛 guāgé connectionsocial or kinship ties; personal or business associations between parties
- 苦瓜 kǔguā bitter melonbitter melon (bitter gourd, balsam pear, balsam apple, leprosy gourd, bitter cucumber)
- 地瓜 dìguā digua figthe prostrate shrub Ficus tikoua and its fruit, used in Traditional Chinese Medicine
- 厄瓜多尔 èguāduō'ěr Ecuador
- 瓜分 guāfēn partitionto divide or carve up territory, assets, or spoils among several parties
- 瓜果 guāguǒ melons and fruitmelons and fruit in a general or collective sense
- 丝瓜 sīguā luffaluffa; loofah; sponge gourd
- 尼加拉瓜 Níjiālāguā Nicaragua
- 哈密瓜 hāmìguā Hami melonA variety of muskmelon originally from Hami, Xinjiang, known for its sweetness; often used to refer to cantaloupes or honeydews.
- 脑瓜 nǎoguā headthe physical head or skull
- 甜瓜 tiánguā muskmelon
- 顺藤摸瓜 shùnténgmōguā traceto track something or reach the root of a matter by following a trail of clues
- 瓜农 guānóng melon farmer
- 瓜子脸 guāzǐliǎn oval face
- 胡瓜 húguā cucumber
- 酸黄瓜 suānhuángguā picklepickle; pickled cucumber
- 番木瓜 fānmùguā papaya
- 小黄瓜 xiǎohuángguā gherkingherkin; pickling cucumber
- 香瓜 xiāngguā muskmelonoriental melon, cantaloupe, or other fragrant melons of the species Cucumis melo
- 金瓜 jīnguā macean ancient ceremonial weapon consisting of a mace with a brass head shaped like a pumpkin
- 滚瓜烂熟 gǔnguālànshú fluentlyto know something perfectly by heart or have thorough mastery of a text or skill
- 瓜熟蒂落 guāshúdìluò attain fruitionwhen the melon is ripe, it falls; problems sort themselves out in the fullness of time
- 糖瓜 tángguā malt sugar candymalt sugar candy, a traditional offering to the kitchen god [[灶神|灶神|Zao4 shen2]]
- 傻瓜相机 shǎguāxiàngjī point-and-shootA fully automatic compact camera designed for simple operation and ease of use.
- 瓜德罗普 Guādéluópǔ Guadeloupe
- 瓜达拉哈拉 Guādálāhālā Guadalajara
- 酱瓜 jiàngguā pickled cucumber
- 瓜达尔港 Guādá'ěr Gǎng Gwadar PortGwadar Port on the Arabian Sea in the Pakistani province of Baluchistan
- 番瓜 fānguā pumpkin(dialect) pumpkin
- 马那瓜 Mǎnàguā ManaguaManagua, capital of Nicaragua
- 菜瓜 càiguā loofahthe sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca), a term used in some regional dialects for [[丝瓜|絲瓜|si1 gua1]]
- 傻瓜式 shǎguāshì foolprooffoolproof; simple and easy to operate
- 瓜皮帽 guāpímào skullcapa traditional Chinese skullcap resembling the skin of half a watermelon
- 佛手瓜 fóshǒuguā chayotechayote (Sechium edule); choko; mirliton
- 瓜蒂 guādì melon stalkpedicel and calyx of muskmelon (used in TCM)
- 瓜田李下 guātiánlǐxià suspect situationsliterally 'in a melon patch or under a plum tree', used to describe situations that give rise to suspicion of misconduct, even if the person is innocent.
- 安提瓜和巴布达 āntíguāhé Bābùdá Antigua and Barbuda
- 瓜田 guātián melon field
- 倭瓜 wōguā pumpkin(dialect) pumpkin
- 打瓜 dǎguā seed watermelona smaller variety of watermelon grown for its large, edible seeds
- 青瓜 qīngguā cucumber(dialect) cucumber
- 破瓜 pòguā age 16the age of sixteen for a girl, derived from the character [[瓜|瓜|gua1]] being split into two [[八|八|ba1]] (eights)
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH