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壑
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bed of torrent

HSK 10
Nature →Elements
hè
ガク、カク
たに
학
A ditch 㕡 carved in the earth 土; 㕡 also provides the pronunciation
Components
㕡 the bed of a torrent+ 土 earth =
壑 bed of torrent
㕡 Meaning component
hé the bed of a torrent
(same as U+58D1 壑) the bed of a torrent
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土 Meaning component
tǔ earth
soil, earth
Notes
Similar Characters
压 oppress (simp)厓 precipice圩 dike圪 phonetic圬 plaster over with圮 ruined圯 bank地 ground/earth圳 furrow in field圹 prairie (simp)场 open space (simp)圻 border (alt)圼 圾 trash址 address坂 slope均 equal坊 workshop坌 earth坍 landslide
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
壑
Regular
Modern
Chinese
壑 [hè]
gully; ravine; Taiwan pr. [huò]
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (22)
沟壑 [gōu​hè] #50,284
gorge
沟壑 [gōu​hè] #50,284
gorge
欲壑难填 [yù​hè​nán​tián] #56,425
bottomless pit of desire (idiom); insatiable greed
欲壑难填 [yù​hè​nán​tián] #56,425
bottomless pit of desire (idiom); insatiable greed
以邻为壑 [yǐ​lín​wéi​hè] #58,294
to use one's neighbor as a drain
以邻为壑 [yǐ​lín​wéi​hè] #58,294
to use one's neighbor as a drain
丘壑 [qiū​hè] #58,358
hills and valleys
林壑 [lín​hè] #65,011
woods and ravines
岩壑 [yán​hè] #67,134
rocky mountain valley
山壑 [shān​hè] #67,394
gullies
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JAPANESE WORDS (1)
渓壑 [けいがく] #304,463
ravine