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guǒ = gu + o3
fruit / result / resolute / indeed / if really
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guǒ = gu + o3
variant of 果[guo3] / fruit
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How to pronounce 果

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= gu initial

Gu is for Gitta Giraffe.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ o3 final

In the observatory’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

果 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
= mu + Ø4
(bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive; numb; wooden
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tián = ti + an2
field / farm / CL:片[pian4]
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Characters with 果 as component

= k + e1
classifier for trees, cabbages, plants etc
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= k + e1
classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc
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= k + e4
subject / course / CL:門|门[men2] / class / lesson / CL:堂[tang2],節|节[jie2] / to levy / tax / form of divination
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Words with 果

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if / in case / in the event that
to bear fruit / CL:個|个[ge4]
outcome / result / conclusion / in the end / as a result / to kill / to dispatch

Sentences with 果

ǎn
lǎo
sūn
jiù
zhù
zài
huā
guǒ
shān
shàng

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