百谷

百穀

bǎigǔ

noun

Meanings

1 all the grains
2 every kind of cereal crop

Characters

hundred / all kinds

Examples

HSK 7-9

古人祭祀祈求百谷丰登。

Gǔrén jìsì qíqiú bǎigǔ fēngdēng.

The ancients held rituals praying for an abundant harvest of all grains.

HSK 7-9

春雨润百谷。

Chūn yǔ rùn bǎigǔ.

Spring rain nourishes every kind of grain.

Tips

culture

百 here means 'a hundred' in the figurative sense of 'all kinds' (compare 百姓 'the hundred surnames' = the common people). 百谷丰登 is a stock four-character blessing for a bumper harvest.

Stroke Order

百 bǎi

谷 gǔ