谷

gǔ ㄍㄨˇ

  1. 穀
    • grain
  2. 穀
    • corn
  3. 谷
    • valley
  4. 谷
    • surname Gu

Classifiers (measure words)

grain

Usually

Less often

corn

Usually

Less often

valley

Other words read gǔ

In the same tone

All 26 words read gǔ

gu with other tones

  • 故 gù happening
  • 顾 gù look after
  • 孤 gū lone
  • 固 gù hard
  • 姑 gū paternal aunt

All 55 words read gu in any tone

Other words read gǔ

In the same tone

All 26 words read gǔ

gu with other tones

  • 故 gù happening
  • 顧 gù look after
  • 孤 gū lone
  • 固 gù hard
  • 姑 gū paternal aunt

All 55 words read gu in any tone

The stroke order and parts of 谷

    部首 radical
    谷
    笔画 strokes
    7
    结构 structure
    独体字

    谷 as a 部首

    谷 is a 部首 (bùshǒu), a radical. A Chinese dictionary files every character under one of them, and this one files 5 under 谷. Look a character up by the 谷 radical

    Easy to confuse with 谷

    Words with 谷

    Starting with 谷

    • 谷地 gǔdì valley
    • 谷物 gǔwù cereal
    • 谷子 gǔzi millet
    • 谷底 gǔdǐ valley floor
    • 谷城县 gǔchéngxiàn Gucheng, a county in Xiangyang City 襄阳市 xiāngyángshì, Hubei

    All 23 words starting with 谷

    Ending with 谷

    All 48 words ending with 谷

    Containing 谷

    • 吐谷浑 tǔyùhún Tuyuhun, nomadic people related to the Xianbei 鲜卑 xiānbēi
    • 函谷关 hángǔguān Hangu Pass in modern day Henan Province, strategic pass forming the eastern gate of the Qin State during the Warring States Period
    • 五谷丰登 wǔgǔfēngdēng bumper grain harvest
    • 阳谷县 yánggǔxiàn Yanggu, a county in Liaocheng City 聊城市 liáochéngshì, Shandong
    • 布谷鸟 bùgǔniǎo cuckoo

    All 29 words containing 谷

    Sources