Meaning
grain; corn; valley; (surname)
Chinese: 谷物、玉米、山谷。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “gu” becomes a different word in each tone. 谷 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 山谷shān gǔvalley; ravine
- 峡谷xiá gǔcanyon; gill; ravine
- 稻谷dào gǔunhusked rice; paddy
- 低谷dī gǔvalley; trough (as opposed to peaks); fig. low point; lowest ebb
- 谷地gǔ dìvalley
Example Sentence
秋天到了，山谷里的稻谷都熟了。Qiū tiān dào le, shān gǔ lǐ de dào gǔ dōu shú le.Autumn has come, and the rice in the valley is ripe.
秋天Qiū tiānautumn到了dào leat last，山谷shān gǔvalley里lǐinside的deof稻谷dào gǔunhusked rice都dōuall熟shúripe了le(completed action)。