| 1 | 谷 | 穀 | gǔ | gu3 | grain; corn; valley; surname Gu | | |
| 2 | 山谷 | 山谷 | shān gǔ | shan1 gu3 | valley; ravine | | |
| 3 | 稻谷 | 稻穀 | dào gǔ | dao4 gu3 | rice crops | | |
| 4 | 谷物 | 穀物 | gǔ wù | gu3 wu4 | cereal; grain | | |
| 5 | 河谷 | 河谷 | hé gǔ | he2 gu3 | cereal; food grain; river valley | | |
| 6 | 峡谷 | 峽谷 | xiá gǔ | xia2 gu3 | glen; canyon; gill; ravine | | |
| 7 | 谷子 | 穀子 | gǔ zi | gu3 zi5 | millet | | |
| 8 | 谷地 | 谷地 | gǔ dì | gu3 di4 | valley | | |
| 9 | 谷类 | 穀類 | gǔ lèi | gu3 lei4 | cereal; grain | | |
| 10 | 催谷 | 催谷 | cuī gǔ | cui1 gu3 | to boost; to propel | | |
| 11 | 东非大裂谷 | 東非大裂谷 | dōng fēi dà liè gǔ | Dong1 Fei1 da4 lie4 gu3 | Great East African rift valley | | |
| 12 | 跌至谷底 | 跌至谷底 | diē zhì gǔ dǐ | die1 zhi4 gu3 di3 | to hit rock bottom (idiom) | | |
| 13 | 低谷 | 低谷 | dī gǔ | di1 gu3 | valley; trough (as opposed to peaks); fig. low point; lowest ebb; nadir of one's fortunes | | |
| 14 | 大峡谷 | 大峽谷 | dà xiá gǔ | Da4 xia2 gu3 | great valley; Grand Canyon of Colorado River | | |
| 15 | 大裂谷 | 大裂谷 | dà liè gǔ | da4 lie4 gu3 | great rift valley | | |
| 16 | 打谷机 | 打穀機 | dǎ gǔ jī | da3 gu3 ji1 | threshing machine | | |
| 17 | 最低谷 | 最低谷 | zuì dī gǔ | zui4 di1 gu3 | lowest point; nadir | | |
| 18 | 川谷 | 川穀 | chuān gǔ | chuan1 gu3 | same as 薏苡 | | |
| 19 | 出谷迁乔 | 出谷遷喬 | chū gǔ qiān qiáo | chu1 gu3 qian1 qiao2 | to move into a new residence (idiom) | | |
| 20 | 陈谷子烂芝麻 | 陳谷子爛芝麻 | chén gǔ zi làn zhī ma | chen2 gu3 zi5 lan4 zhi1 ma5 | lit. stale grain, overcooked sesame (idiom); fig. the same boring old gossip | | |
| 21 | 布谷鸟 | 布谷鳥 | bù gǔ niǎo | bu4 gu3 niao3 | cuckoo (Cercococcyx spp.); same as 杜鹃鸟 | | |
| 22 | 布谷 | 布谷 | bù gǔ | bu4 gu3 | cuckoo; (onom.) cuckoo | | |
| 23 | 波谷 | 波谷 | bō gǔ | bo1 gu3 | trough | | |
| 24 | 秕谷 | 秕穀 | bǐ gǔ | bi3 gu3 | chung gu | | |
| 25 | 包谷 | 包穀 | bāo gǔ | bao1 gu3 | variant of 包谷 ; (dialect) maize; corn; also written 苞谷 | | |