Definitions

1. 1. five crops, e.g. millet 粟[su4], soybean 豆[dou4], sesame 麻[ma2], barley 麥|麦[mai4], rice 稻[dao

Components

• 五 wǔ – five
• 谷 gǔ – grain
• 谷 Gǔ – surname Gu

Related Words

• 五谷丰登 wǔ gǔ fēng dēng – abundant harvest of all food crops
• 四体不勤，五谷不分 sì tǐ bù qín , wǔ gǔ bù fēn – never move your four limbs, can't distinguish the five crops (idiom); living as a parasite
• 五谷杂粮 wǔ gǔ zá liáng – whole grains