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 6763 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
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Decimal representation of this word: 谷
Unicode code for this character: U+8c37 (off-site link)

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