结果
jiéguǒ · HSK 2
result
🍎 结 (tie/knot) + 果 (fruit) = the fruit that gets tied off → outcome
结 means to tie or bind; 果 means fruit. Together they describe the fruit that finally forms after the blossom is bound — the end product of a process, hence result or outcome.
结 — silk radical 糸 + lucky 吉 (phonetic)
结 is a semantic-phonetic compound. The silk radical 糸 on the left signals the meaning, since the original sense was tying threads or cords into knots. The right side 吉 (jí) provides the sound. From the literal 'knot' it extended to figurative senses like 'bind,' 'conclude,' or 'form (a bond).'
果 — fruit shape 田-like top + tree 木
果 is a pictograph: early forms show a tree (木) with round fruit hanging on its branches, later stylized into the 田-like top. Its original meaning was 'fruit', which extended to 'result, outcome' — the fruit of an action — and to 'resolute, decisive'.