谷 - gǔ - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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7 strokes
Simplified

谷 ( 穀, 谷 )

gǔ

Definition

gorge
valley
radical (Kang Xi 150)
cereal(s)
grain
millet
corn

Character Decomposition

Compounds (15)

欲

yù

desire; appetite; passion; lust; greed

容

róng

to hold; to contain; to allow; to tolerate; appearance; look; countenance

俗

sú

custom; convention; popular; common; coarse; vulgar; secular

bath; to bathe

abundant

valley

clear; open; exempt (from); liberal-minded

豁

huō

opening; stake all; sacrifice; crack; slit

mynah

a mouth or opening

a poker; brass filings; to file

long and wide valley

to play Chinese finger-guessing game; game

coarse hempen fabric

(onom.) bird call

Related words (53)

barn

valley

husk of grain; grain and chaff

millet

valley floor; (fig.) lowest ebb; all-time low

cereal; grain

harvest God

ear of grain; gerbe (used on coats of arms)

cereal; grain

grain (of cereal)

grain chaff

straw

glutamic acid (Glu), an amino acid

谷氨酰胺

gǔ ān xiān àn

glutamine (Gln), an amino acid

谷氨酸钠

gǔ ān suān nà

monosodium glutamate (MSG) (E621)

五谷

wǔ gǔ

five crops, e.g. millet 粟, soybean 豆, sesame 麻, barley 麦, rice 稻 or other variants; all crops; all grains; oats, peas, beans and barley

低谷

dī gǔ

valley; trough (as opposed to peaks); (fig.) low point; lowest ebb; nadir of one's fortunes

to boost; to propel

(dialect) maize; corn; also written (dialect) maize; corn; also written 苞穀|苞谷[bao1 gu3]

壑谷

hè gǔ

low-lying humid terrain

valley; ravine

canyon; gill; ravine

valley; ravine

sams as 薏苡

cuckoo

deep valley

to thresh

to winnow

gully

river valley

trough

trough of a wave; (fig.) low point; lowest level

deep valley; ravine

deep valley

valley; gorge

glen

all the grains; every kind of cereal crop

cereal; food grain

rice crops

to winnow grain

rift valley

to abstain from eating cereals (Taoist practice); to fast

隘谷

ài gǔ

ravine; canyon; V-shaped river valley with steep sides

whole grain

local monastery

great rift valley

cuckoo (Cercococcyx spp.); same as 杜鹃鸟

threshing floor

threshing machine

lowest point; nadir

abundant harvest of all food crops; bumper grain harvest

满坑满谷

mǎn kēng mǎn gǔ

filling every nook and cranny

积谷防饥

jī gǔ fáng jī

storing grain against a famine; to lay sth by for a rainy day; also written 積穀防飢|积谷防饥

Idioms (6)

空谷足音

kōng gǔ zú yīn

sound of footsteps in an empty valley (idiom); a rare occurrence; That's sth you don't often hear!

虚怀若谷

xū huái ruò gǔ

receptive as an echoing canyon (idiom); modest and open-minded

跌至谷底

diē zhì gǔ dǐ

to hit rock bottom (idiom)

进退维谷

jìn tuì wéi gǔ

no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma; trapped; in an impossible situation

高岸深谷

gāo àn shēn gǔ

high bank, deep valley (idiom); secluded location

陈谷子烂芝麻

chén gǔ zi làn zhī ma

(lit.) stale grain, overcooked sesame (idiom); fig. the same boring old gossip

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