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Chinese symbol for “canyon”

峡谷
xiá gǔ
Traditional: 峽谷
canyon; gill; ravine

The closest CC-CEDICT match for canyon is 峡谷 (xiá gǔ), defined as: canyon; gill; ravine.

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

峡 xiá
gorge, ravine, strait; isthmus
radical 46 ⼭ · 9 strokes
谷 gǔ
valley, gorge, ravine
radical 150 ⾕ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “canyon”

WordPinyinMeaning
山峡 (山峽)shān xiágorge; canyon

Related words

Other words that share a character with 峡谷.

WordPinyinMeaning
海峡 (海峽)hǎi xiástrait; channel
峡湾 (峽灣)xiá wānfjord
山峡 (山峽)shān xiágorge; canyon
咽峡炎 (咽峽炎)yān xiá yánangina; sore throat
咽峡 (咽峽)yān xiáisthmus of the fauces
河谷hé gǔriver valley
山谷shān gǔvalley; ravine
谷物 (穀物)gǔ wùcereal; grain

See also: Japanese symbol for “canyon”.

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.

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