Chinese Character 谷 Meanings and components.

Form

谷

Meaning

谷 meaning[3] in English

Grain.

Corn.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 谷 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are eight (八) , and (㕣)

No radical has been identified in it.

How to write 谷

To write谷gu3grain you should write a combination of 八ba1eight , 㕣yan3

八 + 㕣 = 谷

谷 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 谷 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 谷, looks as follow:

谷
Pinyin:gu3
Meaning[3]: Grain . Corn
八
Pinyin:ba1
Meaning[3]: Eight . 8
㕣
Pinyin:yan3 Shape:吕
八
Pinyin:ba1
Meaning[3]: Eight . 8
口
Pinyin:kou3
Meaning[3]: Mouth . Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc) . Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls

Notes

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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