Read Edit View history 谷 gǔGǔ HSK6 valley, ravine Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Depicts an opening (口) between two mountain streams. Pinyin Separate values with commas gǔ × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 谷 × Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas 穀 ×谷 × Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Depicts two mountain streams. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 谷 Simp strokes 谷 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Depicts an opening between two mountain streams. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 谷 Simp strokes 谷 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 谷 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 431, 732 ], [ 395, 724 ], [ 367, 683 ], [ 316, 628 ], [ 270, 589 ], [ 212, 555 ] ], [ [ 572, 769 ], [ 700, 691 ], [ 721, 666 ], [ 737, 633 ] ], [ [ 473, 617 ], [ 488, 603 ], [ 502, 573 ], [ 457, 496 ], [ 405, 429 ], [ 345, 363 ], [ 265, 290 ], [ 158, 219 ], [ 92, 185 ] ], [ [ 540, 540 ], [ 539, 530 ], [ 618, 447 ], [ 709, 362 ], [ 774, 311 ], [ 814, 297 ], [ 963, 280 ] ], [ [ 304, 286 ], [ 342, 257 ], [ 377, 33 ] ], [ [ 378, 251 ], [ 392, 265 ], [ 420, 271 ], [ 589, 304 ], [ 618, 300 ], [ 655, 263 ], [ 615, 156 ], [ 582, 133 ] ], [ [ 398, 96 ], [ 411, 85 ], [ 423, 84 ], [ 570, 104 ], [ 626, 102 ], [ 654, 93 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 362 750 Q 350 683 201 557 Q 179 541 208 545 Q 283 552 396 669 Q 424 700 439 713 Q 451 726 448 736 Q 445 749 417 758 Q 386 770 373 766 Q 366 765 362 750 Z", "M 572 749 Q 630 704 701 639 Q 720 620 737 616 Q 746 615 753 627 Q 765 642 747 687 Q 735 727 658 755 Q 640 764 571 782 Q 561 786 560 773 Q 560 760 572 749 Z", "M 310 299 Q 398 377 520 530 L 538 551 Q 539 554 543 555 Q 550 559 551 570 Q 550 580 538 595 Q 508 631 472 627 Q 462 626 464 613 Q 467 514 295 346 Q 283 337 273 327 Q 218 278 87 188 Q 77 184 88 180 Q 100 180 131 194 Q 183 213 232 243 Q 263 262 297 288 L 310 299 Z", "M 520 530 Q 620 406 749 275 Q 771 253 805 256 Q 923 263 960 272 Q 970 276 972 281 Q 972 287 956 294 Q 791 339 711 400 Q 630 464 538 551 C 516 572 501 553 520 530 Z", "M 371 280 L 371 281 Q 359 288 319 298 Q 315 299 310 299 C 294 301 294 301 297 288 Q 297 282 302 272 Q 330 202 343 91 Q 344 57 363 34 Q 381 9 388 25 Q 394 41 394 65 L 391 101 Q 378 207 377 245 L 371 280 Z", "M 636 121 Q 670 214 707 241 Q 728 262 711 283 Q 638 346 593 332 Q 589 332 586 330 Q 504 299 371 280 C 341 276 347 241 377 245 Q 386 245 569 277 Q 588 281 597 273 Q 607 263 603 243 Q 590 179 574 129 C 565 100 625 93 636 121 Z", "M 394 65 Q 407 61 421 64 Q 494 77 648 82 Q 661 83 663 93 Q 663 102 636 121 C 615 136 604 134 574 129 Q 471 110 391 101 C 361 98 365 71 394 65 Z" ] } 7 strokes 谷 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 431, 732 ], [ 395, 724 ], [ 367, 683 ], [ 316, 628 ], [ 270, 589 ], [ 212, 555 ] ], [ [ 572, 769 ], [ 700, 691 ], [ 721, 666 ], [ 737, 633 ] ], [ [ 473, 617 ], [ 488, 603 ], [ 502, 573 ], [ 457, 496 ], [ 405, 429 ], [ 345, 363 ], [ 265, 290 ], [ 158, 219 ], [ 92, 185 ] ], [ [ 540, 540 ], [ 539, 530 ], [ 618, 447 ], [ 709, 362 ], [ 774, 311 ], [ 814, 297 ], [ 963, 280 ] ], [ [ 304, 286 ], [ 342, 257 ], [ 377, 33 ] ], [ [ 378, 251 ], [ 392, 265 ], [ 420, 271 ], [ 589, 304 ], [ 618, 300 ], [ 655, 263 ], [ 615, 156 ], [ 582, 133 ] ], [ [ 398, 96 ], [ 411, 85 ], [ 423, 84 ], [ 570, 104 ], [ 626, 102 ], [ 654, 93 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 362 750 Q 350 683 201 557 Q 179 541 208 545 Q 283 552 396 669 Q 424 700 439 713 Q 451 726 448 736 Q 445 749 417 758 Q 386 770 373 766 Q 366 765 362 750 Z", "M 572 749 Q 630 704 701 639 Q 720 620 737 616 Q 746 615 753 627 Q 765 642 747 687 Q 735 727 658 755 Q 640 764 571 782 Q 561 786 560 773 Q 560 760 572 749 Z", "M 310 299 Q 398 377 520 530 L 538 551 Q 539 554 543 555 Q 550 559 551 570 Q 550 580 538 595 Q 508 631 472 627 Q 462 626 464 613 Q 467 514 295 346 Q 283 337 273 327 Q 218 278 87 188 Q 77 184 88 180 Q 100 180 131 194 Q 183 213 232 243 Q 263 262 297 288 L 310 299 Z", "M 520 530 Q 620 406 749 275 Q 771 253 805 256 Q 923 263 960 272 Q 970 276 972 281 Q 972 287 956 294 Q 791 339 711 400 Q 630 464 538 551 C 516 572 501 553 520 530 Z", "M 371 280 L 371 281 Q 359 288 319 298 Q 315 299 310 299 C 294 301 294 301 297 288 Q 297 282 302 272 Q 330 202 343 91 Q 344 57 363 34 Q 381 9 388 25 Q 394 41 394 65 L 391 101 Q 378 207 377 245 L 371 280 Z", "M 636 121 Q 670 214 707 241 Q 728 262 711 283 Q 638 346 593 332 Q 589 332 586 330 Q 504 299 371 280 C 341 276 347 241 377 245 Q 386 245 569 277 Q 588 281 597 273 Q 607 263 603 243 Q 590 179 574 129 C 565 100 625 93 636 121 Z", "M 394 65 Q 407 61 421 64 Q 494 77 648 82 Q 661 83 663 93 Q 663 102 636 121 C 615 136 604 134 574 129 Q 471 110 391 101 C 361 98 365 71 394 65 Z" ] } 7 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.