(guǒ): fruit, result

(guǒ) is a Chinese character meaning “fruit, result.” Classified as HSK Level 1 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of (structural) and (structural). It ranks #165 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, fruit 田 growing on a tree 木. Its radical form (tree) appears in many related characters such as (běn, (bound form) root), (, machine, opportunity), (tiáo, strip).

Native pronunciation

Definitions

  1. fruit, result

Etymology & Origin

ideographicFruit 田 growing on a tree 木

Decomposition: ⿱田木 (layout: top-bottom)

Stroke Order

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8

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Words & Compounds

HSK Vocabulary with

WordPinyinMeaningHSK
conjunctionrú guǒif3
noun/conjunctionjiē guǒto bear fruit4
nounxiào guǒresult4
nounhòu guǒconsequences5
nounpíng guǒapple1
nounshuǐ guǒfruit1
nountáng guǒcandy6
nounguǒ zhīfruit juice4
adverbguǒ ránreally5
nounchéng guǒresult5
nounguǒ shífruit (produced by a plant)5

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
yīn guǒkarma
guǒ dònggelatin dessert
jiān guǒnut
guǒ jiàngjam
guǒ zifruit
yǔ guǒHugo (name)
guǒ rénfruit kernel
jiāng guǒberry
máng guǒ(loanword) mango
guǒ yuánorchard
guǒ zhēnreally
gāng guǒCongo (Congo-Brazzaville or Congo-Kinshasa)
guǒ duànfirm
kǔ guǒlit. bitter fruit
è guǒevil consequence
100
Total compounds
41
As first character
58
As last character
1
As middle character

appears in 100 compound words: 41 as the first character, 58 as the last, and 1 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 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

0.687702,656 co-occurrences
jié
0.659367,518 co-occurrences
píng
0.65235,637 co-occurrences
xiào
0.614230,394 co-occurrences
shū
0.49310,794 co-occurrences
zhī
0.48211,362 co-occurrences
táng
0.47827,264 co-occurrences
máng
0.47716,770 co-occurrences
gāng
0.46419,008 co-occurrences
yíng
0.4271,866 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (9)

dàoguǒwéiyīnHSK 4+

to reverse the cause and the effect; to reverse causality

phrase
guǒbùqíránHSK 3+

as expected; within one's predictions

phrase
hòuguǒ zìfùHSK 4+

at your own risk

phrase
lán yīn xù guǒHSK 7+

starts well but ends in separation (of marital relations)

phrase
Pàguǒ PàguǒHSK 7+

Pago Pago (the capital city of American Samoa)

qiányīnhòuguǒHSK 2+

the entire sequence of events (including its cause and outcome)

phrase
shuòguǒjǐncúnHSK 4+

the final and rare survivors

phrase
yīn xiǎng xiào guǒHSK 4+

sound effects

phrase
zàng huí xiāng guǒHSK 5+

caraway

phrase

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

这个项目的成超出了预期,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.

English News - RthkFeb 2026

...所海湖庄园警戒线男子被击毙 白宫指特勤局断行动

. . . 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

UdnnewsindexFeb 2026

川普施压伊朗恐有反效 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

風傳媒Feb 2026

台海开战就没有iPhone了?专家指苹算力、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

百度新闻Feb 2026

男子驾车返乡途中,在服务区内临时下车,结被猫锁在..

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...

Tatoeba

树上有些苹,不是吗?

Shù shàng yǒuxiē píngguǒ, bù shì ma?

There are a few apples on the tree, aren't there?

Tatoeba

你最喜欢什么水

Nǐ zuì xǐhuan shénme shuǐguǒ?

What fruit do you like the best?

Tatoeba

你要再来颗苹吗?

Nǐ yào zài lái kē píngguǒ ma?

Would you like another apple?

Tatoeba

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?

Tatoeba

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

Homophones — Characters pronounced guǒ

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 果 (guǒ) mean in Chinese?
果 (guǒ) primarily means "fruit, result." It is classified as HSK Level 1, making it a beginner-level character. It ranks #165 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 果 have?
果 is written with 8 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 果?
The radical associated with 果 is 木 (tree). This radical appears in many characters related to tree.
What are the components of 果?
果 is composed of: 田 (structural), 木 (structural). Its IDS decomposition is ⿱田木 with a top-bottom layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 果?
Common words with 果 include: 如果 (rú guǒ, "if"); 结果 (jiē guǒ, "to bear fruit"); 效果 (xiào guǒ, "result"); 后果 (hòu guǒ, "consequences"); 苹果 (píng guǒ, "apple"). There are over 100 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 果 (guǒ)?
Several characters share the pronunciation guǒ: 郭 (outer city wall), 锅 (pot), 国 (country), 裹 (to wrap around), and 2 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 果 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 果 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.