HSK 3 · Modal & Attitude
果然
guǒ rán
as expected; sure enough
Stroke order of 果然
2 characters, 20 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.
果 · 8 strokes然 · 12 strokes
Memory trick
Fruit 果 on a tree and fire 灬 beneath 然: the fruit ripens just as expected.
Parts: 果 fruit + 然 so (肰 + 灬 fire)
Example sentence
他果然来了。
Sure enough, he came.