Word and Radical Components of 山谷

The Chinese word 山谷 is analysed below into its constituent words and the words into radicals. By seeing the breakdown of the word in this way you can more easily learn and recognise the word.

Component	Pinyin	Meanings
山谷	shāngǔ	1. n. mountain valley
山谷		2. usage. In Chinese, 低谷 are used to refer to mountain valleys, river valleys and low-lying valleys respectively.

山谷 ⇨ 山 + 谷

Component	Pinyin	Meanings
山	shān	1. mountain; hill
		登山 - to climb a mountain
		2. hill-shaped object
		冰山 - iceberg
		3. bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons
		4. gable
		5. (Cantonese, Liuzhou Mandarin, Pinghua) tomb; grave
		6. . Shan
谷	gǔ	1. valley; gorge; ravine
		2. river or stream between two mountains; (in general) stream or river
		3. (figurative) difficult position; predicament
		進退維谷 - to be caught between a rock and a hard place
		谷愛-凌 - Eileen Gu
		4. to pressure
		5. to hasten; to boost
		6. to cause to swell by pressuring
		7. to hold back or conceal negative emotions or feelings
		8. (Hong Kong Cantonese, social media, Internet slang) group
	yù	9. Only used in 吐谷渾 (Tuyuhun: name of an ancient nomadic people in northwestern China, 谷渾, surname)
	lù	10. Only used in 谷蠡王 (, 谷蠡, title for Xiongnu officials)
		11. Simplified form of 穀