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Valley, gorge, ravine
Memory tipWater flowing out of a mountain gap 口 – a valley. Characters with 谷 relate to ravines and openness: 谷 (valley; grain in simplified script), 豁 (open, clear-minded). The 谷 part also gives the sound in 俗 (custom), 欲 (desire), 浴 (bathe).
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