(guǒ) - Fruit — refers to the fruit of a & also used in ancient texts to mean result

Tone 3

guǒ | 11 strokes | radical:

· guǒ

Fruit — refers to the fruit of a plant;

also used in ancient texts to mean result or outcome.

Fruit — refers to the fruit of aalso used in ancient texts to mean result

Usage highlights

Sweet fruitFruit of laborFruit treeHarvest fruitFruit orchardFruit juice

Synonyms

  • fruit (modern standard character)
  • 果实fruit; result

Antonyms

  • flower (beginning vs. end result)
  • cause (vs. effect/result)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The tree bears sweet fruit (甘淉).
  • We picked fresh fruit from the orchard (果园的淉实).
  • Hard work leads to fruitful results (努力的结淉).

Collocations

  • Sweet fruit(甘淉)
  • Fruit of labor(劳动的淉实)
  • Fruit tree(淉树)
  • Harvest fruit(采淉)
  • Fruit orchard(淉园)
  • Fruit juice(淉汁)

Idioms

  • Bearing fruit and yielding results(开花结淉)
  • Sweet fruit of success(成功的甘淉)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Ancient character for fruit, now largely replaced by 果 in modern usage.
  • Appears in classical texts and poetry describing natural bounty and harvest.
  • The water radical (氵) suggests juiciness or freshness of fruit.

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