葫芦儿 húlur bottle gourd Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 葫芦 葫蘆 húlu noun bottle gourd calabash or bottle gourd; a symbol used by Chinese pharmacists, healers, and Daoist sages儿 兒 r particleaffix [erhua suffix] A suffix attached to a word to form a retroflex ending, often indicating a small size, a sense of familiarity, or turning a word into a noun.