罗汉果 (luóhànguǒ) · monk fruit, luo han guo

Measure Word

一个罗汉果 gè

Meanings

1 monk fruit
2 luo han guo
3 Siraitia grosvenorii

About the ingredient

Sold dried: a brown ball with a light, brittle shell around an intensely sweet pulp. Cracked open, it is simmered in herbal tea and soups; most come from the hills around Guilin in Guangxi.

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

她用罗汉果代替糖来减肥。

Tā yòng luóhànguǒ dàitì táng lái jiǎnféi.

She uses monk fruit instead of sugar to lose weight.

HSK 7-9

罗汉果泡水可以润喉。

Luóhànguǒ pào shuǐ kěyǐ rùn hóu.

Steeped monk fruit can soothe the throat.

Tips

culture

A small green gourd native to Guangxi, ~250x sweeter than sugar but with zero calories. Long used in TCM to clear lung heat and treat coughs; now exported worldwide as a natural sweetener (mogrosides).