果然
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
果然 (guǒrán) · sure enough
果然 (guǒrán) means “sure enough; as expected”. It is written with 2 characters: 果 (fruit) + 然 (certainly). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 果然 is built
The characters
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)
然 rán · certainly
What 然 is made of
- 肰rán — dog meat
- ⺼ — meat
- 犬quǎn — dog
- 大dà — big
- 丶 — dot
- 灬huǒ — fire
Origin hint: 灬 gives the meaning, 肰 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他说会下雨，果然下雨了。Tā shuō huì xià yǔ, guǒrán xià yǔ le.He said it would rain, and sure enough it did.
这家饭馆的菜果然好吃。Zhè jiā fànguǎn de cài guǒrán hǎochī.The food at this restaurant really is good, as expected.
Questions about 果然
What does 果然 mean?
果然 (guǒrán) means “sure enough; as expected”.
How do you pronounce 果然?
果然 is pronounced guǒrán.
Which HSK level is 果然?
果然 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 水果shuǐguǒfruit
- 结果jiéguǒresult
- 如果rúguǒif
- 成果chéngguǒresult
- 果汁guǒzhīfruit juice
- 后果hòuguǒconsequence
- 苹果píngguǒapple
- 效果xiàoguǒeffect
- 果实guǒshífruit
- 果断guǒduàndecisive
Learn 果然 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 80: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.