果 guǒ — fruit; result
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.
Common words: 苹果 (píng guǒ)、水果 (shuǐ guǒ)、如果 (rú guǒ)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "fruit"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "fruit", including 果 (guǒ), 结 (jiē / jié), 摘 (zhāi). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "fruit" covers 3 different Chinese characters — 果 (guǒ), 结 (jiē / jié), 摘 (zhāi) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 3 characters do not share a sound — their readings span guǒ, jiē, jié, zhāi — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 果 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 果 guǒfruit; resultUseful words: 苹果, 水果
- 结 jiē / jiéknot; sturdy; to bear (fruit); bond; to tie; to bindUseful words: 结果, 结束
- 摘 zhāito borrow; to pick (flowers; fruit); to pluck; to take; to selectUseful words: 摘要, 摘下
Common words for these 3 "fruit" characters
Anchor each of these 3 characters in a word you can picture — start with 果 (guǒ) — so "fruit" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
苹果píng guǒapple水果shuǐ guǒfruit如果rú guǒif; in case; in the event that结果jiē guǒto bear fruit结束jié shùtermination; to finish; to end; to conclude结婚jié hūnto marry; to get married摘要zhāi yàosummary; abstract摘下zhāi xiàto take off; to remove (one's hat, a door from its hinges etc); to pick (a piece of fruit from a tree etc); (sports) to pick off (a rebound etc)摘由zhāi yóuhigh points (of a document); resume
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 3 ways to say "fruit".
结 jiē / jié — knot; sturdy; to bear (fruit); bond; to tie; to bind
这本小说的结尾很感人。Zhè běn xiǎo shuō de jié wěi hěn gǎn rén.The ending of this novel is very touching.
Common words: 结果 (jiē guǒ)、结束 (jié shù)、结婚 (jié hūn)
摘 zhāi — to borrow; to pick (flowers; fruit); to pluck; to take; to select
秋天到了，果园里的人们忙着摘苹果。Qiū tiān dào le, guǒ yuán lǐ de rén men máng zhe zhāi píng guǒ.Autumn has come, and people in the orchard are busy picking apples.
Common words: 摘要 (zhāi yào)、摘下 (zhāi xià)、摘由 (zhāi yóu)
All 3 characters
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