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= gu + Ø3
grain / corn
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= gu + Ø3
valley
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How to pronounce 谷

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= gu initial

Gu is for Gitta Giraffe.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ Ø3 final

In the space station’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

谷 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
rén = r + (e)n2
person; people / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
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= b + a1
eight; 8
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kǒu = k + ou3
mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls
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Characters with 谷 as component

= su + Ø2
custom / convention / popular / common / coarse / vulgar / secular
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róng = ru + (e)ng2
surname Rong
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róng = ru + (e)ng2
to hold / to contain / to allow / to tolerate / appearance / look / countenance
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Words with 谷

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valley floor / (fig.) lowest ebb / all-time low
river valley

Sentences with 谷

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