果穗

guǒsuì

noun

Measure Word

一串果穗 chuàn

Meanings

1 ear (of corn, sorghum, etc.)
2 bunch (of grapes)
3 infructescence

Characters

ear (of grain), spike

Examples

HSK 6

葡萄果穗在阳光下闪闪发亮。

Pútáo guǒsuì zài yángguāng xià shǎnshǎn fāliàng.

The grape clusters glistened in the sunlight.

HSK 7-9

今年的玉米果穗特别饱满。

Jīnnián de yùmǐ guǒsuì tèbié bǎomǎn.

This year's corn ears are exceptionally plump.

Tips

memory

果 'fruit' + 穗 'spike/ear' - a cluster where the fruits hang together. 穗 alone means a grain head, like the ear of wheat. Combined, the term covers any fruit that grows in clusters or on a central stalk.

Stroke Order

果 guǒ

穗 suì