Mao Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Heart (xīn) Character: Guo Kangxi strokes: 12 Page 390, Entry 04 According to the Extensive Rhyme Dictionary (Guangyun), the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), and the Collection of Rhymes (Yunhui), it is pronounced guo (third tone). It is the same as the character for fruit. It denotes bravery and possessing courage. According to the Cangjie Anthology (Cangjiepian), killing an enemy is referred to as guo. Sun Yan stated: The guo of being decisive is now usually written as the character for fruit.