㕡 hé a gully, a pool Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Depicts a hand using a digging tool (𣦼) to dredge out a valley (谷). Components 𣦼 𣦼 Iconic component cán to damage and pierce Depicts a hand (又) using a digging tool (歺). 谷 谷 Iconic component gǔ valley, ravine Depicts an opening (口) between two mountain streams. Character Evolution Seal Shuowen ~100 AD Seal Shuowen ~100 AD Regular Modern ▼ More ▲ Less Component uses Sound (1) 壑 Iconic (1) 壑 說文解字 《說文》：“，溝也。从，从谷。讀若郝。壑，或从土。” Sources Character origin 廣韻形聲考zi.toolsReadings & variants Unicode Historical images Academia Sinica Etymology Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
