木瓜

Traditional form:

木瓜

Pinyin (reading):

mùguā

Definitions:

• papaya (Carica papaya)
• genus Chaenomeles of shrubs in the family Rosaceae
• Chinese flowering quince (Chaenomeles speciosa)

Characters:

• 木 - tree; wood, lumber; wooden
• 瓜 - melon, gourd, squash, cucumber

Traditional characters:

• 木 - tree; wood, lumber; wooden
• 瓜 - melon, gourd, squash, cucumber