gǔ

谷

valley, gorge, ravine

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Words with 谷

山谷 shān gǔ valley; ravine HSK 6
峡谷 xiá gǔ canyon; gill HSK 7–9
低谷 dī gǔ valley; trough (as opposed to peaks) HSK 7–9
稻谷 dào gǔ unhusked rice; paddy

Character facts

Radical
谷
Parts
八 + 人 + 口
Structure
Top–bottom
Unicode
U+8C37

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

Same radical 谷
huō 豁
Same sound
gǔ 古 gǔ 鼓 gǔ 股 gù 顾 gù 故 gù 雇