01181 Chinese character of 谷 and pronounce guk1

The Chinese word【谷】that we will introduce this time is a word that describes nature or agriculture. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Grain or valley. Explanation: 1. (1) A watercourse or lowland between two mountains. For example: “valley”, “river valley”, “stream valley”, “deep valley”. (2) A metaphor for a difficult situation. For example: “caught between a rock and a hard place”. 2. Tuyuhun: One of the ancient ethnic minorities in China, mainly living in northern Qinghai and southeastern Xinjiang in the present-day mainland China.

You’ll find the pronunciation for this Chinese character here.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【谷】:gǔ

Cantonese Jyutping of 【谷】:guk1

Here’s an overview of the essential details about the character 【谷】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【谷】, for example:Describing nature or agriculture , It means mainly grain or valley .Since Chinese characters carry profound and multifaceted meanings, certain nuances may be difficult to capture completely in this discussion.

【谷】is an individual word that merges with others to generate specific phrases, for example【山谷、穀物】(Mandarin Pinyin:shān gǔ 、yù wù/ Cantonese Jyutping:saan1 guk1 、guk1 mat6)

This character is written with 7 strokes,It is a more advanced Chinese character that is essential for daily use,Provided below is a sentence illustrating this character in context.:


山谷中種植了大片的穀物。

Large areas of cereals were cultivated in the valley.


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