瓣 Strokes Write it Listen 瓣 bàn petal; segment; valve HSK 7–9 19 strokes Radical 瓜 Sound + meaning 1 word Built from辛xīnbitter; toilsome, laborious; 8th heavenly stem瓜meaningguāmelon, gourd, squash, cucumber How it works瓜 hints at the meaning (melon), and 辡 hints at the sound.