TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
果
ㄍㄨㄛˇ · guǒ
noun — fruit; result
字源 FORM — what the parts do
A round fruit drawn at the top of a tree (木) — fruit (說文: 木實也). The fruit is what the tree's whole season comes to: 結果、後果、成果. And sure as ripe fruit: 果然.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
樹（木）梢那顆果子紅了，沉得把枝子壓彎。
The fruit at the treetop (木) reddens — heavy enough to bend the branch.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)果實、水果— fruit常用
→結果、後果— result — what it all comes to
→果然、果斷— just as expected; decisive
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension