懂中文 Dong Chinese

壑

hè

bed of torrent

A ditch 㕡 carved in the earth 土; 㕡 also provides the pronunciation

Components
㕡 sound,meaning component

㕡  Sound Meaning component

hé

  

(same as U+58D1 壑) the bed of a torrent

土 meaning component

土  Meaning component

tǔ

  

earth

Evolution

壑 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
壑 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
壑 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

壑  

hè

bed of torrent, narrow ravine; gully; ravine; Taiwan pr. [huò]

Most common words with 壑
Freq.
Word
Meaning

壑

gully

沟壑

gorge

欲壑难填

bottomless pit of desire (idiom); insatiable greed

以邻为壑

to use one's neighbor as a drain

丘壑

hills and valleys