valley; gorge; a low area or waterway between two mountains

General term for cereal crops; grain; corn

Millet 谷子 gǔ​zi; (in certain regions) unhusked rice

(literary) good; virtuous; beautiful

(literary) an official's salary or stipend paid in grain

(literary) to rear; to nourish; to bring up

A Chinese surname

surname Gu

used in the phrase 进退维谷 jìn​tuì​wéi​gǔ to mean a state of extreme difficulty or a dilemma

(bound form) used in the historical ethnic name 吐谷浑 tǔ​yù​hún

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