Taxonomy of meanings for 谷:　　

  • 谷 gǔ (OC: klooɡ MC: kuk) 古禄祿切 入 廣韻：【山谷亦善也窮也又姓漢有谷永又欲鹿二音 】
    • VALLEY
      • nvalley
      • nadVplacein the valleys
      • part>CAVE
          • generalised, with water in it>HOLE
          • following valley>BROOK
            • blocked> IMPASSE
          • =穀GRAIN
            • nmgrain; cereal; salary in cereal 榖不可勝食
            • nmpost-V{NUM}varieties of grain'
        • 谷 lù (OC: k-rooɡ MC: luk) 盧谷切 入 廣韻：【漢書匈奴傳有谷蠡王蠡音离 】
        • 谷 yù (OC: k-loɡ MC: jiok) 余蜀切 入 廣韻：【山谷爾雅曰水注谿曰谷説文曰泉出通川爲谷亦虜三字姓吐谷渾氏又音榖 】〔吐谷渾〕我國古代少數民族名。

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          • GRAIN

            1. Gǔ 谷 / 穀 is general term for a food grain; in some local dialects, it can also refer to foxtail millet (Setaria italica).

            2. Mài 麥 is a general term for wheat, barley, etc.

            3. Suì 穗 refers to an ear of grain.

            4. Kāng 糠 refers to husks of grain.

            5. Suì 穟 refers to an awn.

            6. Jǐ 穖 refers to the branches of an awn.

            7. Miǎo 秒 refers to the beard of grain.

            8. Gǔ 榖 refers to Broussonetia papyrifera (Shi)

          • VALLEY

            1. The standard word for a valley is gǔ 谷 (ant. shān 山 "mountain"), and the word presupposes a certain size without emphasising large size.

            2. Xī 谿 (later also written 溪 ) refers to a deep valley, preferably with a stream in it.

            3. Huò 壑 (ant. fēng 峰 "mountain top") refers generally to a deep large and impressive valley with or without running water in it, as the season may determine,, and the word is rarely used to refer specifically to a given valley.

            Word relations
          • Epithet: (VALLEY)幽/DARK The most current general word for physical shadowiness and obscurity is probably yōu 幽 (ant. míng 明 "bright"), but this word often has lyrical overtones of secluded peace.
          • Assoc: (VALLEY)谿 / 溪/MOUNTAIN BROOK
          • Assoc: (VALLEY)川/RIVER Chuān 川 is a general term for rivers, streams and streamlets which normally has a generic reference.