common
literary

Meaning of

壑 means mountain ravine; deep gully; big water pit; deep pool. Pronounced hè.

  • mountain ravine; deep gully
  • big water pit; deep pool
  • (figurative) insatiable desire; greed

Character Info

Radical
Strokes17

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Yuǎn
chù
chuán
lái
shēn
zhōng
de
liú
shuǐ
shēng
 

From the distance came the sound of flowing water from the deep ravine.

Tàn
xiǎn
duì
jiān
nán
de
chuān穿
yuè
le
yōu
shēn
de
gōu
 

The expedition team arduously traversed the deep gully.

Qiān
shān
wàn
 
xíng
xiǎn
yào
 

Thousands of mountains and ravines create perilous terrain.