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Chinese symbol for “gulch”

沟壑
gōu hè
Traditional: 溝壑
gorge; gulch; ravine; deep ditch

The closest CC-CEDICT match for gulch is 沟壑 (gōu hè), defined as: gorge; gulch; ravine; deep ditch.

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

沟 gōu
ditch, drain, gutter, narrow waterway
radical 85 ⽔ · 7 strokes
壑 hè
gully, pool; a ditch carved by a torrential rain
radical 32 ⼟ · 17 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 沟壑.

WordPinyinMeaning
沟通 (溝通)gōu tōngto join; to connect; to link up; to communicate
鸿沟 (鴻溝)hóng gōu(fig.) gulf; chasm; wide gap; (originally) the Hong Canal in Henan, which in ancient times formed the border between enemies Chu 楚 (Chǔ) and
水沟 (水溝)shuǐ gōugutter; sewer
沟渠 (溝渠)gōu qúchannel; moat
阴沟 (陰溝)yīn gōusewer; underground drainage channel
壕沟 (壕溝)háo gōutrench; moat
以邻为壑 (以鄰為壑)yǐ lín wéi hèto 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

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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