果 (guǒ): fruit, result
果 (guǒ) is a Chinese character meaning “fruit, result.” Classified as HSK Level 1 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 田 (structural) and 木 (structural). It ranks #165 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 果 fruit 田 growing on a tree 木. Its radical form 木 (tree) appears in many related characters such as 本 (běn, (bound form) root), 机 (jī, machine, opportunity), 条 (tiáo, strip).
Definitions
- fruit, result
Etymology & Origin
ideographicFruit 田 growing on a tree 木
Decomposition: ⿱田木 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 果
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 如果conjunction | rú guǒ | if | 3 |
| 结果noun/conjunction | jiē guǒ | to bear fruit | 4 |
| 效果noun | xiào guǒ | result | 4 |
| 后果noun | hòu guǒ | consequences | 5 |
| 苹果noun | píng guǒ | apple | 1 |
| 水果noun | shuǐ guǒ | fruit | 1 |
| 糖果noun | táng guǒ | candy | 6 |
| 果汁noun | guǒ zhī | fruit juice | 4 |
| 果然adverb | guǒ rán | really | 5 |
| 成果noun | chéng guǒ | result | 5 |
| 果实noun | guǒ shí | fruit (produced by a plant) | 5 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 因果noun | yīn guǒ | karma |
| 果冻noun | guǒ dòng | gelatin dessert |
| 坚果noun | jiān guǒ | nut |
| 果酱noun | guǒ jiàng | jam |
| 果子noun | guǒ zi | fruit |
| 雨果proper-noun | yǔ guǒ | Hugo (name) |
| 果仁noun | guǒ rén | fruit kernel |
| 浆果noun | jiāng guǒ | berry |
| 芒果noun | máng guǒ | (loanword) mango |
| 果园noun | guǒ yuán | orchard |
| 果真adverb | guǒ zhēn | really |
| 刚果proper-noun | gāng guǒ | Congo (Congo-Brazzaville or Congo-Kinshasa) |
| 无花果 | wú huā guǒ | fig (Ficus carica) |
| 自食其果 | zì shí qí guǒ | to eat one's own fruit (idiom) |
| 果断adjective | guǒ duàn | firm |
果 appears in 102 compound words: 42 as the first character, 55 as the last, and 3 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 果 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (11)
to eat one's own fruit (idiom); fig. suffering the consequences of one's own action; to reap what one has sown
Example Sentences
这个项目的成果超出了预期，客户非常满意。
Zhè gè xiàngmù de chéngguǒ chāochū le yùqī, kèhù fēicháng mǎnyì.
The results of this project exceeded expectations, and the client is very satisfied.
...所海湖庄园警戒线男子被击毙 白宫指特勤局果断行动
. . . suǒ hǎi hú zhuāng yuán jǐng jiè xiàn nán zǐ bèi jī bì bái gōng zhǐ tè qín jú guǒ duàn háng dòng
... A man was killed on the cordon at Sohai-Lagoon Manor, and the White House accused the Secret Service of decisive action
川普施压伊朗恐有反效果 使中东陷入新动荡
chuān pǔ shī yā yī lǎng kǒng yǒu fǎn xiào guǒ shǐ zhōng dōng xiàn rù xīn dòng dàng
Trump's pressure on Iran may have the opposite effect and plunge the Middle East into new turmoil
台海开战就没有iPhone了?专家指苹果算力、制造太依赖两岸:决策近乎失职
tái hǎi kāi zhàn jiù méi yǒu i P h o n e le ? zhuān jiā zhǐ píng guǒ suàn lì , zhì zào tài yī lài liǎng àn : jué cè jìn hū shī zhí
There will be no iPhone at the start of the war in the Taiwan Strait? Experts point out that Apple's computing power and manufacturing are too dependent on both sides of the strait: decision-making is almost derelict
男子驾车返乡途中,在服务区内临时下车,结果被猫锁在..
nán zǐ jià chē fǎn xiāng tú zhōng , zài fú wù ōu nèi lín shí xià chē , jié guǒ bèi māo suǒ zài . .
Man driving back to his hometown on the way, in the service area temporarily get off, the results were cat-locked in the...
树上有些苹果，不是吗？
Shù shàng yǒuxiē píngguǒ, bù shì ma?
There are a few apples on the tree, aren't there?
你最喜欢什么水果？
Nǐ zuì xǐhuan shénme shuǐguǒ?
What fruit do you like the best?
你要再来颗苹果吗？
Nǐ yào zài lái kē píngguǒ ma?
Would you like another apple?
如果你做的是好事，为什么我不能照做啊？
Rúguǒ nǐ zuò de shì hǎoshì, wèishénme wǒ bù néng zhào zuò ā?
If you're doing something good, why can't I do that too?
如果你有一万美元，你想做什么呢？
Rúguǒ nǐ yǒu yī wàn Měiyuán, nǐ xiǎng zuò shénme ne?
What would you do if you had ten thousand dollars?
Character Family
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