谷 — Chinese character
谷
gǔ
valley, gorge, ravine
- Pinyin
- gǔ
- Radical
- 150 ⾕ (Valley)
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- 八 人 口
- Formation
- ideographic — Water flowing 人 from a spring 口 through a valley 八
- Traditional
- 穀
- Japanese
- 谷 as a kanji
Common words with 谷
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 河谷 | hé gǔ | river valley |
| 山谷 | shān gǔ | valley; ravine |
| 峡谷 (峽谷) | xiá gǔ | canyon; gill |
| 谷物 (穀物) | gǔ wù | cereal; grain |
| 低谷 | dī gǔ | valley; trough (as opposed to peaks) |
| 谷地 | gǔ dì | valley |
| 谷底 | gǔ dǐ | valley floor; (fig.) lowest ebb |
| 稻谷 (稻穀) | dào gǔ | unhusked rice; paddy |
| 深谷 | shēn gǔ | deep valley; ravine |
| 裂谷 | liè gǔ | (geology) rift valley |
| 谷子 (穀子) | gǔ zi | millet; (ACG) collectible merch (loanword from "goods", via Japanese "guzzu") |
| 谷仓 (穀倉) | gǔ cāng | barn |
English words written with 谷
谷 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 9 · Art of War 1 · I Ching 2 · Mencius 2 · Zhuangzi 5
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 6
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 15
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 28
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 32
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 39
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 41
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 66
- Art of War 9.1
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