果 (guǒ) is a Chinese character meaning “fruit”. It is written from 田 (field; farmland) and 木 (tree; wood), one above the other, and takes 8 strokes.
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Structure
田 + 木
Top–bottom structure
Structure from: modern-form IDS decomposition (⿱田木); shape-only split, top part is not historically 田
Memory aid
A tree (木) holding up a round, boxed-in shape (田) at the top — something ripe sitting in the branches. That is fruit.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
8 strokes
In real words
- 苹果píng guǒapple果 = guǒ
- 如果rú guǒif果 = guǒHSK 3
- 果汁guǒ zhīfruit juice果 = guǒ
- 芒果máng guǒmango果 = guǒ
- 效果xiào guǒeffect; result果 = guǒ
- 果脯guǒ fǔcandied fruit; preserved fruit果 = guǒ
Go deeper
All readings
fruit
fruit; result, outcome; indeed, as expected
植物结的果实；事情的结局、结果；也表示「果然、确实」。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 苹果píng guǒapple果 = guǒ
- 如果rú guǒif果 = guǒHSK 3
- 果汁guǒ zhīfruit juice果 = guǒ
- 芒果máng guǒmango果 = guǒ
- 效果xiào guǒeffect; result果 = guǒ
- 果脯guǒ fǔcandied fruit; preserved fruit果 = guǒ
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Questions people ask about this character
What does 果 mean?
果 (guǒ) means fruit; result, outcome; indeed, as expected.
How do you pronounce 果?
It is pronounced guǒ.
What parts is 果 made of?
田 (field; farmland) and 木 (tree; wood), one above the other. The recorded source is: modern-form IDS decomposition (⿱田木); shape-only split, top part is not historically 田. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 果 have?
8. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 果?
木. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 果?
Common ones are 苹果 and 如果. The reading of 果 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.