效果
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 4
效果 (xiàoguǒ) · effect
效果 (xiàoguǒ) means “effect; result”. It is written with 2 characters: 效 (result) + 果 (fruit). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 效果 is built
The characters
效 xiào · result
What 效 is made of
- 交jiāo — to connect
- 六liù — six
- 亠tóu — lid
- 八bā — eight
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 六liù — six
- 攵pū — to rap
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
Origin hint: 攵 gives the meaning, 交 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
果 guǒ · fruit
What 果 is made of
- 田tián — field
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: Fruit 田 growing on a tree 木 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这种药的效果很好。Zhè zhǒng yào de xiàoguǒ hěn hǎo.This medicine works very well.
这个方法有效果吗？Zhège fāngfǎ yǒu xiàoguǒ ma?Does this method work?
Questions about 效果
What does 效果 mean?
效果 (xiàoguǒ) means “effect; result”.
How do you pronounce 效果?
效果 is pronounced xiàoguǒ.
Which HSK level is 效果?
效果 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 有效yǒuxiàoeffective
- 效率xiàolǜefficiency
- 成效chéngxiàoeffect
- 功效gōngxiàoeffect
- 生效shēngxiàoto take effect
- 效益xiàoyìbenefit
- 效应xiàoyìngeffect (phenomenon)
- 水果shuǐguǒfruit
- 结果jiéguǒresult
- 如果rúguǒif
Learn 效果 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 12: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.