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谷
gǔ
1. valley
Very Common • Top 3% ✏️ 7 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

谷
gǔ
valley, gorge, ravine
HSK 6 7 丶

Compound Words (20)

五谷
wǔgǔ
five crops, e.g. millet [[粟<sù>]], soybean [[豆<dòu>]], sesame [[麻<má>]], barley [[麥|麦<mài>]], rice [[稻<dào>]] or other variants
低谷
dīgǔ
valley
催谷
cuīgǔ
to boost
包谷
bāogǔ
(dialect) maize
壑谷
hègǔ
low-lying humid terrain
太谷
Tàigǔ
Taigu county in Jinzhong [[晉中|晋中<Jìnzhōng>]], Shanxi
山谷
shāngǔ
valley
峡谷
xiágǔ
canyon
HSK 6
崖谷
yágǔ
valley
川谷
chuāngǔ
Job's tears (Coix lacryma)
布谷
bùgǔ
(onom.) cuckoo
平谷
Pínggǔ
Pinggu rural district of Beijing, formerly Pinggu county
幽谷
yōugǔ
deep valley
府谷
Fǔgǔ
Fugu County in Yulin [[榆林<Yúlín>]], Shaanxi
打谷
dǎgǔ
to thresh
扬谷
yánggǔ
to winnow
景谷
Jǐnggǔ
Jinggu Dai and Yi autonomous county in Pu'er [[普洱<Pǔěr>]], Yunnan
曼谷
Màngǔ
Bangkok, capital of Thailand
河谷
hégǔ
river valley
波谷
bōgǔ
trough

Alternate Entries

谷
gǔ
grain / corn
谷
Gǔ
surname Gu

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,094
Word Frequency Rank
2,156 of 84,292
Radical Number
150

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