懂中文 Dong Chinese

瓢

piáo

ladle made from dried gourd

Phonosemantic compound. 瓜 represents the meaning and 票 represents the sound.

Components
瓜 meaning component

瓜  Meaning component

guā

  

melon

票 sound component

票  Sound component

piào

  

slip of paper or bamboo

Evolution

瓢 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
瓢 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

瓢  

piáo

ladle made from dried gourd; dipper; ladle

Most common words with 瓢
Freq.
Word
Meaning

瓢

dipper

瓢虫

ladybug

瓢泼大雨

downpour (idiom)

照葫芦画瓢

fig. to copy slavishly

瓢泼

(of rain) pouring