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

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7 strokes
Traditional

谷 ( 穀, 谷 )

gǔ

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

Compounds (15)

卻

què

but; yet; however; while; nevertheless

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 (23)

valley

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

谷氨酰胺

gǔ ān xiān àn

glutamine (Gln), an amino acid

低谷

dī gǔ

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

to boost; to propel

low-lying humid terrain

valley; ravine

canyon; gill; ravine

valley; ravine

deep valley

gully

river valley

trough

deep valley; ravine

deep valley

valley; gorge

glen

rift valley

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

great rift valley

cuckoo (Cercococcyx spp.); same as 杜鵑鳥

lowest point; nadir

filling every nook and cranny

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!

虛懷若谷

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)

進退維谷

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

陳谷子爛芝麻

chén gǔ zi làn zhī ma

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

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