Meaning
fruit; result
Chinese: 果实，也表示结果、果然。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “guo” becomes a different word in each tone. 果 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 苹果píng guǒapple
- 水果shuǐ guǒfruit
- 如果rú guǒif; in case; in the event that
- 结果jiē guǒto bear fruit
- 效果xiào guǒresult; effect; efficacy; (theater) sound or visual effects
Example Sentence
这些水果又新鲜又便宜。Zhè xiē shuǐ guǒ yòu xīn xiān yòu pián yi.These fruits are fresh and cheap.
这些Zhè xiēthese水果shuǐ guǒfruit又yòuagain新鲜xīn xiānfresh (experience, food et又yòuagain便宜pián yicheap。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
A tree (木) with round fruit (the 田-like shape) hanging on top. It means ‘fruit’ and, by extension, ‘result / outcome’.
A way to remember it
Fruit sitting in the crown of a tree.
Easy to confuse with
- 木‘Tree’: the same trunk, but without the fruit on top.