谷 gǔ
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 谷 — valley, gorge, ravine
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
谷物
gǔwù
grain; cereal crop
Characters in this word
物 wù
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 牛 — ox, cow, bull
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这家农场改种耐旱谷物，以适应越来越频繁的干旱。 Zhè jiā nóngchǎng gǎi zhòng nàihàn gǔwù, yǐ shìyìng yuè lái yuè pínfán de gānhàn. This farm has switched to drought-resistant grain crops to adapt to increasingly frequent droughts.
- 小麦、大米和玉米都是常见的谷物。 Xiǎomài, dàmǐ hé yùmǐ dōu shì chángjiàn de gǔwù. Wheat, rice and corn are all common grains.
- 早餐吃一些谷物，能让人一上午都有精神。 Zǎocān chī yìxiē gǔwù, néng ràng rén yí shàngwǔ dōu yǒu jīngshen. Eating some grains at breakfast keeps you energetic all morning.