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谷 - gǔ

valley, gorge, ravine

valley, gorge, ravine

How to read 谷

Click 谷 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyin
Englishvalley, gorge, ravine
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

谷仓 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 谷城. Please read 谷子 one more time.

Common words with this character

barn
see 穀城縣|谷城县[Gu3 cheng2 Xian4]
millet; collectible merch
husk ; chaff

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 谷 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 谷仓 and 谷城 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 谷.