---
title: "Nangua Meaning: 南瓜 (nánguā) Means “pumpkin”"
description: "南瓜 (nánguā) means “pumpkin; squash”. Hear its tones, see what 南 and 瓜 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nangua"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

[What does it mean in Chinese?](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning)

# What does 南瓜 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

南瓜 nánguā

## pumpkin; squash

## Its characters

1. 南 nán south
2. 瓜 guā melon

## In a sentence

我喜欢喝南瓜汤。 I like to drink pumpkin soup.

[More about 南瓜](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8D%97%E7%93%9C)

## More words with 南 or 瓜

- [吃瓜 chīguā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chigua)
- [吃瓜群众 chīguā-qúnzhòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chiguaqunzhong)
- [东南 dōngnán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dongnan)
- [黄瓜 huángguā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huanggua)
- [南部 nánbù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nanbu)
- [南方 nánfāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nanfang)
- [南美洲 nánměizhōu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nanmeizhou)
- [傻瓜 shǎguā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shagua)
- [西瓜 xīguā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xigua)
- [西南 xīnán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xinan)

## Keep 南瓜 for Review

A free account keeps it, and Review brings it back just before you’d forget it.

## Look up another word

## See any word in its sentence

Get a card like this for every word on any page or YouTube subtitle.

[Add to Chrome](https://mandarinthewild.com/go/chrome?from=%2Fmeaning%2Fnangua) [Read in the Library](https://mandarinthewild.com/library)

[Listening practice in a native voice](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-listening-practice)

[How it compares with LingQ](https://mandarinthewild.com/compare/lingq)