谷 Stroke Order — How to Write 谷

Stroke Order

谷 is written in 7 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 谷, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

谷 Radical and Character Components

Components:八人口

谷 is an ideographic compound. Water flowing 人 from a spring 口 through a valley 八.

Radical: 谷 + 0 more strokes

谷 Pronunciation and Pinyin

Meanings of 谷 in Chinese

gǔ谷

Valley; a narrow passage between mountains or a waterway; a gully.

山谷里回荡着美妙的歌声。

Beautiful singing echoed in the valley.

Refers to a difficult situation or dilemma, where one is caught between two undesirable options, unable to advance or retreat.

我们现在正处于一个进退维谷的境地。

We are currently in a predicament, caught between a rock and a hard place.

A general term for crops and grains.

今年风调雨顺，一定能五谷丰登

With favorable weather this year, a bumper harvest is assured.

Refers to grain, cereals, or the seeds of rice, often used in terms like 'grain' (谷物), 'rice/grain' (谷米), or 'paddy rice' (稻谷).

农民伯伯辛勤劳作，收获了满满一仓的稻谷。

Farmers worked diligently and harvested a granary full of paddy rice.

Common Words and Phrases with 谷

gǔ谷ān氨suān酸

Glutamic acid is a crystalline amino dicarboxylic acid (HOOCCH2CH2CH(NH2)COOH) that plays a crucial role in metabolism and is a common component of proteins, typically found as the L-isomer.

这种汤的鲜美口感部分来源于谷氨酸的存在，它能自然地提升食物的风味。

The savory taste of this soup partly comes from the presence of glutamic acid, which naturally enhances food flavor.

gǔ谷cāng仓

A building or structure used for storing grain or threshed corn; a granary or barn.

农民们把丰收的粮食运到谷仓里妥善储存起来。

Farmers transported the abundant harvest into the barn for proper storage.

gǔ谷cǎo草

Millet straw (stalks of millet after threshing, used as fodder), and dialectally, also rice straw.

农夫将谷草堆放在牲畜棚旁，作为过冬的储备饲料。

The farmer stacked the millet straw next to the livestock shed as winter fodder.

gǔ谷dì地

A low-lying area of land between hills or mountains, often containing a river; a valley.

这片肥沃的谷地是当地农作物的主要产区。

This fertile valley is the main production area for local crops.

gǔ谷dū都

To pout one's lips, often indicating displeasure or anger.

小女孩不高兴地谷都着嘴，希望能得到她想要的玩具。

The little girl unhappily pouted her lips, hoping to get the toy she wanted.

gǔ谷fáng坊

A check dam, a small dam built in a gully to control water flow and prevent erosion.

为了保护农田不被冲刷，农民们在沟壑中修建了多道谷坊。

To protect farmland from erosion, farmers built several check dams in the gullies.

gǔ谷jiàn贱shāng伤nóng农

When grain prices are too low, farmers suffer financial losses.

虽然今年粮食丰收，但如果市场价格持续走低，就会出现谷贱伤农的现象，农民的辛苦劳作可能得不到应有的回报。

Although there was a bumper harvest this year, if market prices continue to fall, the phenomenon of 'cheap grain harming farmers' will occur, and farmers' hard work may not receive its due reward.

gǔ谷lì粒

A grain or kernel from a cereal plant, used as food.

农民们辛勤劳作，只为收获饱满的谷粒。

Farmers work diligently just to harvest plump grains.

gǔ谷lù碌lù碌

describing a rolling sound or action

小猫把线团推到地上，线团就谷碌碌地滚远了

The kitten pushed the ball of yarn onto the floor, and it rolled far away.

gǔ谷mǐ米

grains such as paddy and rice, a general term for cereals.

农户们将收获的谷米妥善储藏起来，以备冬日所需。

Farmers properly store the harvested grains for winter needs.

gǔ谷shén神

A corn god or deity believed to promote crop growth, ensure good harvests, and preside over the annual cycle of plant growth, decay, and regeneration.