无花果

無花果

wúhuāguǒ

noun #16,899

Meanings

1 fig (fruit)
2 Ficus carica

Characters

Literally 'no-flower fruit' — figs bloom internally, so no flowers are visible.

Examples

这棵无花果树结了很多果实。

Zhè kē wúhuāguǒ shù jié le hěnduō guǒshí.

This fig tree has borne a lot of fruit.

我喜欢吃干的无花果。

Wǒ xǐhuān chī gān de wúhuāguǒ.

I like eating dried figs.

Tips

memory

无花果 literally means 'no-flower fruit' — figs appear to have no visible flowers because the tiny flowers bloom inside the fruit itself. A great mnemonic: the fruit with no flowers!

Stroke Order

无 wú

花 huā

果 guǒ