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Chinese symbol for “outcome”

结果
jié guǒ
Traditional: 結果
outcome; result; consequence; in the end; as a result; to kill; to dispatch

The closest CC-CEDICT match for outcome is 结果 (jié guǒ), defined as: outcome; result; consequence; in the end; as a result; to kill; to dispatch.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

结 jié
knot, tie; to connect, to join
radical 120 ⽷ · 9 strokes
果 guǒ
fruit, nut; result
radical 75 ⽊ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “outcome”

WordPinyinMeaning
结局 (結局)jié júconclusion; ending; outcome
下场 (下場)xià changfate; end; outcome (usually unfortunate)
究竟jiū jìngto go to the bottom of a matter; after all
输赢 (輸贏)shū yíngwin or loss; outcome
终局 (終局)zhōng júendgame; conclusion

Related words

Other words that share a character with 结果.

WordPinyinMeaning
结束 (結束)jié shùto end; to finish; to conclude
结构 (結構)jié gòustructure; composition
结合 (結合)jié héto combine; to link
结婚 (結婚)jié hūnto marry; to get married
如果rú guǒif; in case; in the event that
效果xiào guǒresult; effect
苹果 (蘋果)píng guǒapple; 个 (gè),颗 (kē)
成果chéng guǒresult; achievement

See also: Japanese symbol for “outcome”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.