谷

gǔ, yù

Radical: 谷 ideographic

Components & Etymology

谷 decomposes into the following components:

八 人 口

Words containing 谷

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 谷.

五谷
wǔ gǔ
five crops, e.g. millet 粟[su4], soya bean 豆[dou4], sesame 麻[ma2], barley 麥|麦[mai4], rice 稻[dao4] or other variants
低谷
dī gǔ
valley
催谷
cuī gǔ
to boost
包谷
bāo gǔ
maize
壑谷
hè gǔ
low-lying humid terrain
山谷
shān gǔ
valley
峡谷
xiá gǔ
canyon
崖谷
yá gǔ
valley
川谷
chuān gǔ
Job's tears (Coix lacryma)
布谷
bù gǔ
onomat. cuckoo
平谷
píng gǔ
Pinggu rural district of Beijing, formerly Pinggu county
幽谷
yōu gǔ
deep valley

Related characters (radical 谷)

Characters that share the radical 谷.

㕡 谿 豁

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