壑 — Chinese character
壑
hè
gully, pool; a ditch carved by a torrential rain
- Pinyin
- hè
- Radical
- 32 ⼟ (Earth)
- Strokes
- 17
- Components
- 㕡 土
- Formation
- ideographic — A ditch 㕡 carved in the earth 土; 㕡 also provides the pronunciation
- Japanese
- 壑 as a kanji
Common words with 壑
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 沟壑 (溝壑) | gōu hè | gorge; gulch |
| 以邻为壑 (以鄰為壑) | yǐ lín wéi hè | to use one's neighbor as a drain; to shift one's problems onto others (idiom) |
| 欲壑难填 (慾壑難填) | yù hè nán tián | (idiom) insatiably greedy |
| 丘壑 | qiū hè | hills and valleys; remote, secluded area |
| 林壑 | lín hè | woods and ravines; tranquillity of trees and valleys |
| 冰壑 | bīng hè | ice gully |
| 壑沟 (壑溝) | hè gōu | ditch; narrow strip of water |
| 壑谷 | hè gǔ | low-lying humid terrain |
| 山壑 | shān hè | gullies; valleys |
| 岩壑 | yán hè | rocky mountain valley |
| 崖壑 | yá hè | valley; gulley |
| 放情丘壑 | fàng qíng qiū hè | to enjoy oneself in nature's embrace (idiom) |
English words written with 壑
壑 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Mencius 8 · Zhuangzi 5
- Mencius 1B.12
- Mencius 2B.4
- Mencius 3A.3
- Mencius 3A.5
- Mencius 3B.1
- Mencius 5B.7
- Mencius 6B.11
- Zhuangzi The Great Supreme
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