谷

See also: 穀

谷	U+8C37, 谷 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8C37

← 谶
[U+8C36]

CJK Unified Ideographs

谸 →
[U+8C38]

Translingual

Stroke order

Han character

谷 (radical 150, 谷+0, 7 strokes, cangjie input 金人口 (COR), four-corner 8060₈)

Kangxi radical #150, ⾕.

Derived characters

Index:Chinese radical/谷
俗浴容欲卻裕

References

KangXi: page 1189, character 1

Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 36182

Dae Jaweon: page 1652, character 19

Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 6, page 3902, character 1

Unihan data for U+8C37

Chinese

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 谷
Shang	Western Zhou	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Oracle bone script	Bronze inscriptions	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Characters in the same phonetic series (谷) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
	Old Chinese
螸	*lo
裕	*loɡs
容	*loŋ
溶	loŋ, loŋʔ
鎔	*loŋ
蓉	*loŋ
傛	loŋ, loŋʔ
褣	*loŋ
搈	*loŋ
瑢	*loŋ
嵱	*loŋ
熔	*loŋ
榕	*loŋ
塎	*loŋʔ
谷	ɦkroːɡ, kloːɡ, *ɡ·loːɡ
唂	*kloːɡ
焀	*ɡloːɡ
俗	*ljoɡ
欲	*loɡ
浴	*loɡ
鵒	*loɡ
峪	*ɦkloːɡ
鋊	*loɡ
輍	*loɡ
慾	*loɡ

Pictogram (象形) — valley (口) in between two mountains.

Etymology 1

simp. and trad.		谷

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kl(j)u(ŋ/k) (“river; gorge”). Cognate with Tibetan ལྗོངས (ljongs), Tibetan ཀླུང (klung) and Tibetan ལུང་པ (lung pa).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gǔ (gu³)

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): guk¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kuk
Min Dong (BUC): gók
Min Nan (POJ): kok
Wu (Wiktionary): koq (T4)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: gǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˇ
  - Wade–Giles: ku³
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guu
  - IPA ^(key): /ku²¹⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: guk¹
  - Yale: gūk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: guk⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: gug¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kʊk̚⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kuk
  - Hakka Romanization System: gug`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gug⁵
  - IPA: /kuk̚²/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: gók
  - IPA ^(key): /kouʔ²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kok
  - Tâi-lô: kok
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kog
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kɔk̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔk̚⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔk̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kɔk̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔk̚³²/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: koq (T4)
  - IPA ^(key): /kʊʔ⁵⁵/

Middle Chinese: /kuk̚/▼

Rime
Character	谷
Reading #	1/4
Initial (聲)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	屋 (3)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	古禄切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kuk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/kuk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/kuk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kəwk̚/
Li Rong	/kuk̚/
Wang Li	/kuk̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/kuk̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	gu

Old Chinese▼
(Zhengzhang): /*kloːɡ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	谷
Reading #	2/3
No.	4299
Phonetic component	谷
Rime group	屋
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	穀
Old Chinese	/*kloːɡ/

Definitions

谷

valley; gorge; ravine
mountain stream
(figuratively) difficult position; predicament
A surname.

Compounds

Derived terms from 谷

中谷有蓷
伊犁縱谷／伊犁纵谷
低谷 (dīgǔ)
出谷遷喬／出谷迁乔
函谷關／函谷关 (Hángǔ Guān)
包谷
包谷花
千巖萬谷／千岩万谷
厓谷
合谷
嘴答谷
壑谷
大峽谷／大峡谷 (Dàxiágǔ)
太谷燈／太谷灯
如臨深谷／如临深谷
如臨淵谷／如临渊谷
山棲谷飲／山栖谷饮
山谷 (shāngǔ)
峽谷／峡谷 (xiágǔ)
崤谷
嶰谷
巔崖峻谷／巅崖峻谷
巖居谷飲／岩居谷饮
幽棲巖谷／幽栖岩谷
幽谷 (yōugǔ)
悲谷
愚公谷
斜谷
新鶯出谷／新莺出谷
方濟谷派／方济谷派
昧谷
暘谷／旸谷

曼谷 (Màngǔ)
河谷 (hégǔ)
波谷 (bōgǔ)
泥封函谷
海底峽谷／海底峡谷
海谷
深山窮谷／深山穷谷
深谷 (shēngǔ)
溪谷
溺谷
滿坑滿谷／满坑满谷
澥谷
甘谷
白駒空谷／白驹空谷
百谷王
盤谷／盘谷
矽谷 (xīgǔ)
硅谷 (Guīgǔ)
硫磺谷
禺谷
穹谷
空谷
空谷傳聲／空谷传声
空谷傳響／空谷传响
空谷幽蘭／空谷幽兰
空谷足音
縱谷／纵谷
膠萊谷地／胶莱谷地
蒙谷
藏南縱谷／藏南纵谷
虛懷若谷／虚怀若谷 (xūhuáiruògǔ)

裂谷
西谷椰子
西谷米 (xīgǔmǐ)
谷中谷
谷口 (gǔkǒu)
谷口耕岩
谷地 (gǔdì)
谷底
谷樹皮／谷树皮
谷灣／谷湾
谷蠡
谷谷
谷都
谷風／谷风
谷飲／谷饮
谿谷
跌至谷底
進退維谷／进退维谷 (jìntuì wéi gǔ)
金谷
金谷園／金谷园
金谷墮樓／金谷堕楼
金谷酒數／金谷酒数
陵谷
陽谷／阳谷
隆河谷地
雲谷／云谷
飛谷／飞谷
高岸深谷
鶯谷／莺谷
鹿谷鄉／鹿谷乡
黍谷生春

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.		谷

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yù (yu⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄩˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): juk⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yù
  - Zhuyin: ㄩˋ
  - Wade–Giles: yü⁴
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiw
  - IPA ^(key): /y⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: juk⁶
  - Yale: yuhk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: juk⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yug⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /jʊk̚²/

Middle Chinese: /jɨok̚/▼

Rime
Character	谷
Reading #	3/4
Initial (聲)	以 (36)
Final (韻)	燭 (8)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	余蜀切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/jɨok̚/
Pan Wuyun	/jiok̚/
Shao Rongfen	/iok̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/juawk̚/
Li Rong	/iok̚/
Wang Li	/jĭwok̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/i̯wok̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yù

Old Chinese▼
(Zhengzhang): /*ɡ·loːɡ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	谷
Reading #	3/3
No.	4310
Phonetic component	谷
Rime group	屋
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	欲
Old Chinese	/*ɡ·loːɡ/

Definitions

谷

Only used in 吐谷渾／吐谷浑 (tǔyùhún, “Tuyuhun: name of an ancient nomadic people in northwestern China”).

Etymology 3

simp. and trad.		谷

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lù (lu⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): luk⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: lù
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄨˋ
  - Wade–Giles: lu⁴
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: luh
  - IPA ^(key): /lu⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: luk⁶
  - Yale: luhk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: luk⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: lug⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /lʊk̚²/

Middle Chinese: /luk̚/▼

Rime
Character	谷
Reading #	2/4
Initial (聲)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	屋 (3)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	盧谷切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/luk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/luk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/luk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ləwk̚/
Li Rong	/luk̚/
Wang Li	/luk̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/luk̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	lù

Old Chinese▼
(Zhengzhang): /*ɦkroːɡ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	谷
Reading #	1/3
No.	4298
Phonetic component	谷
Rime group	屋
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	禄
Old Chinese	/*ɦkroːɡ/
Notes	見史記

Definitions

谷

Only used in 谷蠡 (“title for Xiongnu officials”).

Etymology 4

For pronunciation and definitions of 谷 – see 穀 (“corn; grain; cereal; salary; etc.”). (This character, 谷, is the simplified form of 穀.)
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji

谷

(grade 2 “Kyōiku” kanji)

valley

Readings

Goon: こく (koku, Jōyō)
Kan’on: こく (koku, Jōyō)
On: よく (yoku)
Kun: たに (tani, 谷, Jōyō); きわまる (kiwamaru, 谷まる); たり (tari); せ (se)
Nanori: ひろ (hiro); や (ya)

Pronunciation

Kanji in this term
谷
たに Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) たに [tàníꜜ] (Odaka – [2])
- IPA^(key): [ta̠ɲ̟i]

Noun

谷 (hiragana たに, rōmaji tani)

a valley (elongated depression between hills or mountains)

Proper noun

谷 (hiragana たに, rōmaji Tani)

A surname.

Korean

Hanja

谷 • (gok, yok) (hangeul 곡, 욕, revised gok, yok, McCune–Reischauer kok, yok, Yale kok, yok)

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Vietnamese

Han character

谷 (cốc, góc, hốc)

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