谷(gǔ)

HSK 67 strokes
Readingsgǔyù

grain

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Character information

Pinyin
gǔ / yù
Meaning
grain; corn
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 谷 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱八⿱人口

Water flowing 人 from a spring 口 through a valley 八

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

Made of

八bā人rén口kǒu

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 谷 step by step

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

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Words with 谷

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

shān山gǔ谷
HSK 6

valley

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dī低gǔ谷
HSK 7-9

valley; trough (as opposed to peaks); fig. low point; lowest ebb; nadir of …

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xiá峡gǔ谷
HSK 7-9

canyon

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wǔ五gǔ谷

five crops, e.g. millet 粟[su4], soybean 豆[dou4], sesame 麻[ma2], barley 麥|麦[…

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cuī催gǔ谷

to boost; to propel

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wǔ五gǔ谷fēng丰dēng登

abundant harvest of all food crops

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quán全gǔ谷wù物

whole grain

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bāo包gǔ谷

(dialect) corn; maize

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山低峡五催丰登全

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