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a gully, a pool

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approved by inralback19 · Feb 13, 2026, 01:13 PM · Reviewed by inralback19 on Feb 13, 2026, 01:13 PM

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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 form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

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.tools
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)