榖 (gǔ) — paper mulberry tree
Definition
bound form
paper mulberry tree
Easily confused
- 古gǔsound-alikeancient; old (from the distant past)
- 股gǔsound-alike(classifier) for long winding things (rope, river, strand)
- 谷gǔsound-alikevalley
- 鼓gǔsound-alike(noun) drum
- 贾gǔsound-alike(noun) surname (but see description — pinyin mismatch)
- 蛊gǔsound-alike(bound form) legendary venomous insect used in witchcraft
Examples
- 榖。Zhè kē gǔ shù de shù pí kě yǐ yòng lái zào zhǐ.The bark of this paper mulberry tree can be used to make paper.
- 榖。gǔ Shù shì yì zhǒng luò yè qiáo mù.The paper mulberry is a deciduous tree.
- 榖。Wǒ zài shān shàng kàn dào le yì kē gǔ lǎo de gǔ shù.I saw an ancient paper mulberry tree on the mountain.
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