Chinese symbol for “valley”
谷
gǔ
valley
The closest CC-CEDICT match for valley is 谷 (gǔ), defined as: valley.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “valley”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 山谷 | shān gǔ | valley; ravine |
| 低谷 | dī gǔ | valley; trough (as opposed to peaks) |
| 谷地 | gǔ dì | valley |
| 峪 | yù | valley |
| 山沟 (山溝) | shān gōu | valley; gully |
Related words
Other words that share a character 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “valley”.
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.