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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
gǔ | gu3
English translation
grain
corn
valley
surname Gu
valley, gorge, ravine

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Number of strokes

7

Radical frequency

54

Traditional form

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

Learning hint

Water flowing  rén from a spring  kǒu  through a valley 

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

人口 rénkǒu

Explanation

Pictograph of the valley between two mountains.

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谷雨 Gǔ yǔ jiē tiān jìn 一天 le .

" Grain lain " day - bringing gentle drizzles - was not far off.

可是 kěshì dào le 山头 shān tóu , zhǐ 看见 kànjiàn piān chēn chēn de , 寸草不生 cùn cǎo bù shēng de jiān .

But at the crest he saw a shallow valley, empty of life.

移居 yí jū zuì duō de 区域 qūyù 之一 zhī yī 便是 biàn shì 山谷 shān gǔ zhī xiàn .

One area that picked up traction was Valley County.

夏日 xià rì de 骄阳 jiāo yáng zhào jìn le 山谷 shān gǔ .

Summer pours scorching sunlight into the valleys.

zài 波峰 bō fēng 波谷 bō gǔ 重合 chóng hé 之处, zǒng 振幅 zhèn fú 实际上 shí jì shàng wéi líng .

Where a trough and crest coincide we get the total amplitude zero.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
grain
峡谷 xiágǔ canyon峽谷
山谷 shān gǔ valley山谷 shān gǔ
曼谷 Màn gǔ Bangkok, capital of Thailand曼谷 Màn gǔ
低谷 dī gǔ valley低谷 dī gǔ
谷仓 gǔ cāng barn穀倉
谷物 gǔ wù cereal穀物
硅谷 Guī gǔ Silicon Valley硅谷 Guī gǔ
河谷 hé gǔ river valley河谷 hé gǔ
谷底 gǔ dǐ valley floor谷底 gǔ dǐ
稻谷 dàogǔ rice crops稻穀
谷子 gǔ zi millet穀子
包谷 bāo gǔ corn包穀
谷歌 Gǔ gē variant of 谷歌 Gǔ gē [Gǔ​gē]穀歌
布谷 bù gǔ cuckoo布穀
幽谷 yōu gǔ deep valley幽谷 yōu gǔ
大峡谷 Dà xiá gǔ great valley大峽谷
五谷 wǔ gǔ all crops五穀
布谷鸟 bù gǔ niǎo cuckoo (Cercococcyx spp.)布谷鳥
谷氨酸 gǔ ān suān glutamic acid (Glu), an amino acid穀氨酸
谷地 gǔ dì valley谷地 gǔ dì
深谷 shēn gǔ ravine深谷 shēn gǔ
谷口 Gǔ kǒu Taniguchi (Japanese surname)谷口 Gǔ kǒu
谷类 gǔ lèi cereal穀類

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Decomposition

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Compounds

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    • Róng
      • róng , róng , róng , róng , róng , róng , yóng , , , , , , , , , róng
    • què
    • , , huō , , , , , hān , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 谿, , , , , lóng , , ,
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