earth; clay; local

HSK 5 #515

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 515th character
Radical ⼟ (32.0)
Strokes 3
Index # 27

Definitions

土 tǔ
  1. 1. earth
  2. 2. clay
  3. 3. local
  4. 4. unsophisticated
  5. 5. dust
  6. 6. indigenous
  7. 7. surname Tu
  8. 8. Tu (ethnic group)
  9. 9. one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments bā yīn
  10. 10. crude opium

Stroke order

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Words containing 土

Word Meaning
land; soil; territory
local god; genius loci
potato; TW peanut
territory
soil
local conditions and customs (idiom)
country's territory; national land
Turkey
mud; soil; earth
local; native; one's native country
dust
concrete
mashed potato
sliced bread (loanword from "toast")
bandit
to bury; buried; interred
to make a comeback
bulldozer
groundhog
locally born and bred; home-grown; indigenous
paradise; haven; happy place
country bumpkin; boor
Saturn (planet)
Turkish person; a Turk
native; aborigine; clay figure
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