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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.

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