谷 (guk1 | gu3) : valley; gorge; pent-up

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谷

guk1

gu3

[1] [n] valley; gorge; ravine
[2] [粵] [v, adj] pent-up; contain one's anger
[3] [n] dilemma; difficult situation; predicament
[4] [n] a Chinese family name

谷 is also simplified form of 穀 with a different meaning.

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Stroke count: 7

Level: 2

Radical: (#150)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

谷

This word has been viewed 6804 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 25th Jun 2011 05:43

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山谷 saan1 guk1 shan1 gu3 = valley

峽谷 haap6 guk1 xia2 gu3 = canyon; ravine

爆谷 paau3 guk1 bao4 gu3 = popcorn 粵

谷底 guk1 dai2 gu3 di3 = valley floor; (fig.) lowest ebb; all-time low; the bottom

布谷鳥 bou3 guk1 niu5 bu4 gu3 niao3 = cuckoo

幽谷 jau1 guk1 you1 gu3 = dell

谷起 guk1 hei2 = to flex (muscles) 粵

谷氣 guk1 hei3 gu3 qi4 = pent-up grievances 粵

催谷 ceoi1 guk1 = to expedite

谷古 guk1 gu2 = cocoa 粵

大峽谷 daai6 haap6 guk1 da4 xia2 gu3 = Grand Canyon

低谷 dai1 guk1 di1 gu3 = a low valley; rock bottom

高山低谷 gou1 saan1 dai1 guk1 gao1 shan1 di1 gu3 = highs and lows in life; peaks and valleys

裂谷 lit6 guk1 lie4 gu3 = rift; valley

函谷關 haam4 guk1 gwaan1 han2 gu3 guan1 = Hangu Pass

曼谷 maan6 guk1 man4 gu3 = Bangkok

矽谷 zik6 guk1 xi1 gu3 = Silicon Valley

伊桃碧谷 ji1 tou4 bik1 guk1 = [translit.] Etobicoke

幼發拉底河谷 jau3 faat3 laai1 dai2 ho4 guk1 you4 fa1 la1 di3 he2 gu3 = Euphrates river valley

甘谷 gam1 guk1 gan1 gu3 = Gangu (place in Gansu)

谷城 guk1 sing4 gu3 cheng2 = Gucheng (place in Hubei)

府谷 fu2 guk1 fu3 gu3 = Fugu (place in Shaanxi)

景谷 ging2 guk1 jing3 gu3 = Jinggu Daizu Yizu zizhixian (place in Yunnan)

平谷 ping4 guk1 ping2 gu3 = Pinggu (place in Beijing)

太谷 taai3 guk1 tai4 gu3 = Taigu (place in Shanxi)

曼谷航空公司 maan6 guk1 hong4 hung1 gung1 si1 = Bangkok Airways

涉谷 sip3 guk1 = Shibuya (major nightlife area in Tokyo)

梵谷 faan4 guk1 fan4 gu3 = Vincent van Gogh

快活谷 faai3 wut6 guk1 = Happy Valley

硅谷 gwai1 guk1 gui1 gu3 = Silicon valley

歡樂谷 fun1 lok6 guk1 huan1 le4 gu3 = Fun valley

進退維谷 zeon3 teoi3 wai4 guk1 jin4 tui4 wei2 gu3 = in a dilemma; between a rock and a hard place

谷歌 guk1 go1 gu3 ge1 = Google ™

谷德昭 guk1 dak1 ciu1 gu3 de2 shao1 = Vincent Kok

谷垣健治 guk1 wun4 gin6 zi6 gu3 yuan2 jian4 zhi4 = Kenji Tanigaki

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Decimal representation of this word: 谷
Unicode code for this character: U+8c37 (off-site link)

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