Usage of the character 谷

five crops, e.g. millet 粟 (sù), soybean 豆 (dòu), sesame 麻 (má), barley 麥／麦 (mài), rice 稻 (dào) or other variants
all crops
all grains
oats, peas, beans and barley

Guīgǔ

硅谷

[硅谷]

Silicon Valley

àigǔ

隘谷

[隘谷]

ravine

Gǔgē

谷歌

[穀歌]

variant of 谷歌 ( Gǔgē)

liègǔ

裂谷

[裂谷]

(geology) rift valley

Gǔkǒu

谷口

[谷口]

Taniguchi (Japanese surname)

Gǔgē

谷歌

[谷歌]

Google, Internet company and search engine

gǔlì

谷粒

[穀粒]

grain (of cereal)

yōugǔ

幽谷

[幽谷]

deep valley

xīgǔ

溪谷

[溪谷]

valley
gorge

Tàigǔ

太谷

[太谷]

Taigu county in Jinzhong 晉中／晋中 ( Jìnzhōng), Shanxi

Yánggǔ

阳谷

[陽谷]

Yangu county in Liaocheng 聊城 ( Liáochéng), Shandong

bùgǔ

布谷

[布穀]

cuckoo

Fǔgǔ

府谷

[府谷]

Fugu County in Yulin 榆林 ( Yúlín), Shaanxi

Gāngǔ

甘谷

[甘谷]

Gangu county in Tianshui 天水 ( Tiānshuǐ), Gansu

gǔcǎo

谷草

[穀草]

straw

Gǔshénxīng

谷神星

[穀神星]

Ceres, dwarf planet in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, discovered in 1801 by G. Piazzi

Zágǔnǎo

杂谷脑

[雜谷腦]

Zagunao River in Sichuan, tributary of the Min River 岷江 ( Mín Jiāng)

Pínggǔxiàn

平谷县

[平谷縣]

former Pinggu county, now Pinggu rural district in Beijing

Lùgǔ Xiāng

鹿谷乡

[鹿谷鄉]

Lugu or Luku Township in Nantou County 南投縣／南投县 ( Nántóu Xiàn), central Taiwan

zuìdīgǔ

最低谷

[最低谷]

lowest point
nadir

Dàxiágǔ

大峡谷

[大峽谷]

great valley
Grand Canyon of Colorado River

gǔ'ānsuān

谷氨酸

[穀氨酸]

glutamic acid (Glu), an amino acid

Fǔgǔ Xiàn

府谷县

[府谷縣]

Fugu County in Yulin 榆林 ( Yúlín), Shaanxi

Shāngǔ Shì

山谷市

[山谷市]

the Valley, capital of Anguilla

Gǔliáng Zhuàn

谷梁传

[穀梁傳]

Guliang Annals, commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋 ( Chūnqiū), first published during the Han Dynasty

Jǐnggǔxiàn

景谷县

[景谷縣]

Jinggu Dai and Yi autonomous county in Pu'er 普洱 ( Pǔ'ěr), Yunnan

liègǔrè

裂谷热

[裂谷熱]

Rift Valley fever (RVF)

quángǔwù

全谷物

[全穀物]

whole grain

Chánggǔchuān

长谷川

[長谷川]

Hasegawa (Japanese surname)

dǎgǔjī

打谷机

[打穀機]

threshing machine

Tàigǔxiàn

太谷县

[太谷縣]

Taigu county in Jinzhong 晉中／晋中 ( Jìnzhōng), Shanxi

Gǔchéngxiàn

谷城县

[谷城縣]

Gucheng county in Xiangfan 襄樊 ( Xiāngfán), Hubei

Tǔyùhún

吐谷浑

[吐谷渾]

Tuyuhun, nomadic people related to the Xianbei 鮮卑／鲜卑 ( Xiānbēi)
a state in Qinghai in 4th-7th century AD

Cuìgǔlè

脆谷乐

[脆穀樂]

Cheerios (breakfast cereal)

Hángǔ Guān

函谷关

[函谷關]

Hangu Pass in modern day Henan Province, strategic pass forming the eastern gate of the Qin State during the Warring States Period (770-221 BC)

Zēng Xiàogǔ

曾孝谷

[曾孝谷]

Zeng Xiaogu (1873-1937), actor and pioneer of Chinese drama in New Culture style

Tūnyùgǔ

暾欲谷

[暾欲穀]

Tonyukuk (died c. 724 AD)

dǎgǔcháng

打谷场

[打穀場]

threshing floor

Línggǔsì

灵谷寺

[靈谷寺]

Linggu temple (Nanjing)

tǔgǔcí

土谷祠

[土穀祠]

temple dedicated to the local tutelary god 土地神 (tǔdìshén) and the god of cereals

Mǎ'ěrgǔ

马尔谷

[馬爾谷]

Mark
St Mark the evangelist
less common variant of 馬克／马克 ( Mǎkè) preferred by the Catholic Church

Pínggǔ Qū

平谷区

[平谷區]

Pinggu, a district of Beijing

bùgǔniǎo

布谷鸟

[布谷鳥]

cuckoo (Cercococcyx spp.)
same as 杜鵑鳥／杜鹃鸟 (dùjuānniǎo)

Gāngǔxiàn

甘谷县

[甘谷縣]

Gangu county in Tianshui 天水 ( Tiānshuǐ), Gansu

Yánggǔxiàn

阳谷县

[陽谷縣]

Yangu county in Liaocheng 聊城 ( Liáochéng), Shandong

gǔ'ānsuānnà

谷氨酸钠

[穀氨酸鈉]

monosodium glutamate (MSG) (E621)

diēzhìgǔdǐ

跌至谷底

[跌至谷底]

to hit rock bottom (idiom)

Bèikǎ Gǔdì

贝卡谷地

[貝卡谷地]

Bekaa Valley between Lebanon and Syria

Hābāgǔshū

哈巴谷书

[哈巴谷書]

Book of Habakkuk

jīgǔfángjī

积谷防饥

[積穀防饑]

storing grain against a famine
to lay sth by for a rainy day
also written 積穀防飢／积谷防饥

gǔ'ānxiān'àn

谷氨酰胺

[谷氨酰胺]

glutamine (Gln), an amino acid

wǔgǔfēngdēng

五谷丰登

[五穀豐登]

abundant harvest of all food crops
bumper grain harvest

gāo'ànshēngǔ

高岸深谷

[高岸深谷]

high bank, deep valley (idiom); secluded location

jìntuìwéigǔ

进退维谷

[進退維谷]

no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma
trapped
in an impossible situation

xūhuáiruògǔ

虚怀若谷

[虛懷若谷]

receptive as an echoing canyon (idiom); modest and open-minded

kōnggǔzúyīn

空谷足音

[空谷足音]

lit. the sound of footsteps in a deserted valley (idiom)
fig. sth hard to come by; sth wonderful and rare

mǎnkēngmǎngǔ

满坑满谷

[滿坑滿谷]

(idiom) all over the place
in every nook and cranny
packed to the rafters

Zágǔnǎozhèn

杂谷脑镇

[雜谷腦鎮]

Zagunao town in Li county 理縣／理县, Sichuan

Fēizhōu Dà Liègǔ

非洲大裂谷

[非洲大裂谷]

East African Rift Valley

Rìbǐgǔ Gōngyuán

日比谷公园

[日比谷公園]

Hibiya Park in central Tokyo

Shuānglóng Dà Liègǔ

双龙大裂谷

[雙龍大裂谷]

Shuanglong Rift Valley in Mt Xiong'er National Geological Park 熊耳山 ( Xiongér Shān), Zaozhuang 棗莊／枣庄 ( Zǎozhuǎng), Shandong

Nùjiāng Dàxiágǔ

怒江大峡谷

[怒江大峽谷]

the Grand Canyon of the Nujiang river in Tibet and Yunnan

Sīwǎtègǔdì

斯瓦特谷地

[斯瓦特谷地]

Swat valley in Pakistani Northwest Frontier

Dōng Fēi Dà Liègǔ

东非大裂谷

[東非大裂谷]

East African Rift Valley

chéngǔzilànzhīma

陈谷子烂芝麻

[陳谷子爛芝麻]

lit. stale grain, overcooked sesame (idiom); fig. the same boring old gossip

Kēluólāduōdàxiágǔ

科罗拉多大峡谷

[科羅拉多大峽谷]

the Grand Canyon (Colorado)

Yǎlǔzàngbù Dàxiágǔ

雅鲁藏布大峡谷

[雅魯藏布大峽谷]

Great Canyon of Yarlung Tsangpo-Brahmaputra (through the southeast Himalayas, from Tibet to Assam and Bangladesh)

Jǐnggǔ Dǎizú Yízú Zìzhìxiàn

景谷傣族彝族自治县

[景谷傣族彞族自治縣]

Jinggu Dai and Yi autonomous county in Pu'er 普洱 ( Pǔ'ěr), Yunnan

sìtǐbùqín,wǔgǔbùfēn

四体不勤，五谷不分

[四體不勤，五穀不分]

never move your four limbs, can't distinguish the five crops (idiom); living as a parasite