Depicts an opening (口) between two mountain streams.
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Historical Evolution
谷
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
谷
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
谷
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
谷
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
谷
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
谷
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
谷
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
谷
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
谷
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
谷
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
谷
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
谷
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
谷
Regular
Modern
Chinese
谷 [Gǔ]
surname Gu
谷 [gǔ]
valley
谷 / 穀 [gǔ]
grain; corn
Japanese
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
谷 こく
Koku surname
谷 さきがや
Sakigaya surname
谷 たに
Tani surname
谷 たにさき
Tanisaki surname
谷 たにざき
Tanizaki surname
谷 たにたか
Tanitaka surname
谷 たにむら
Tanimura unclassified name
谷 はざま
Hazama surname
谷 やざき
Yazaki surname
谷 やつ
Yatsu unclassified name
谷 やなや
Yanaya surname
CHINESE WORDS (139)
峡谷 [xiágǔ] #5,458
canyon
峡谷 [xiágǔ] #5,458
canyon
山谷 [shāngǔ] #6,891
valley
曼谷 [Màngǔ] #13,005
Bangkok, capital of Thailand
低谷 [dīgǔ] #14,685
valley
谷仓 [gǔcāng] #8,985
barn
谷物 [gǔwù] #12,691
cereal
硅谷 [Guīgǔ] #27,718
Silicon Valley
河谷 [hégǔ] #19,067
river valley
谷底 [gǔdǐ] #16,334
valley floor
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JAPANESE WORDS (82)
⭐ 谷 [たに] #3,569
valley
⭐ 谷間 [たにま] #10,174
valley
⭐ 渋谷 [しぶや] #11,828
Shibuya City (special ward of Tokyo)
⭐ 極まる [きわまる] #12,623
to reach an extreme
胸の谷間 [むねのたにま] #19,341
cleavage (between breasts)
⭐ 谷底 [たにぞこ] #21,152
valley floor
⭐ 渓谷 [けいこく] #21,971
valley (with a river running through it)
⭐ 峡谷 [きょうこく] #27,926
gorge
⭐ 谷川 [たにがわ] #30,278
mountain stream
⭐ 岩屋 [いわや] #33,426
cavern
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KOREAN WORDS (4)