谷

gǔ

valley, gorge, ravine; Kangxi radical 150

How to write 谷, stroke by stroke

grain; corn; surname Gu; valley

Ideographic: Water flowing 人 from a spring 口 through a valley 八

Made of 八 + 人 + 口

山谷shān gǔvalley; ravine
峡谷xiá gǔcanyon; gill; ravine
谷仓gǔ cāngbarn
谷物gǔ wùcereal; grain
河谷hé gǔriver valley
谷底gǔ dǐvalley floor; (fig.) lowest ebb; all-time low
布谷bù gǔcuckoo
低谷dī gǔvalley; trough (as opposed to peaks); fig. low point; lowest ebb; nadir of one's fortunes
裂谷liè gǔ(geology) rift valley
溪谷xī gǔvalley; gorge
谷地gǔ dìvalley
幽谷yōu gǔdeep valley

小山后面有个美丽的山谷。
xiǎo shān hòu miàn yǒu gè měi lì de shān gǔ 。
A beautiful valley lies behind the hill.
峡谷对他来说非常深。
xiá gǔ duì tā lái shuō fēi cháng shēn 。
The gorge looked very deep to him.
他画了谷仓。
tā huà le gǔ cāng 。
He painted the barn.
没有音乐，世界将变成一片泪谷。
méi yǒu yīn yuè ， shì jiè jiāng biàn chéng yí piàn lèi gǔ 。
Without music, the world is a valley of tears.
那个人那么小气，连谷壳都不让老鼠吃。
nà ge rén nà me xiǎo qì ， lián gǔ ké dōu bú ràng lǎo shǔ chī 。
That person's so stingy that he won't even let the mouse have the chaff.