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10 strokes

valley

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
Meaning
valley
Strokes
10
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰山谷

A mountain 山 by a valley 谷; 谷 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

10 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

Jiayu Pass in Gansu, at the western terminus of the Great Wall

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Mutianyu, well-preserved section of the Great Wall 70km from Beijing

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Jiayuguan, prefecture-level city in Gansu Province 甘肃省

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