百谷

百穀

bǎigǔ

noun

Meanings

1 all the grains
2 every kind of cereal crop

Characters

hundred / all kinds

Examples

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.

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