谷子 (gǔ zi) — millet; unhusked rice | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

milletunhusked rice

Measure word · 颗

谷子。
Wǒ men jiā xiāng zhǒng le hěn duō gǔ zi.
We grow a lot of millet in our hometown.
谷子。
gǔ zi Shài gān hòu kě yǐ chǔ cún hěn jiǔ.
Unhusked rice can be stored for a long time after drying.
谷子。
Zhè xiē gǔ zi shì jīn nián xīn shōu de.
These millets were newly harvested this year.

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

谷 gives 'grain', and 谷子 names millet or unhusked rice.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 谷 comes from a picture of a valley: an opening between two near-parallel lines for mountain walls.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.