soil, earth; items made of earth

HSK 5 #515

DEFINITIONS

土 tǔ
  • Tu (ethnic group)
  • surname Tu
  • earth
  • dust
  • clay
  • local
  • indigenous
  • crude opium
  • unsophisticated
  • one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

STROKES

WORDS

溫 tǔ wēn temperature of the soil
澳 tǔ ào Australia (slang term reflecting a perception of Australia as something of a backwater)
炕 tǔ kàng heated brick common bed
尔其斯坦 tǔ ěr qí sī tǎn Turkestan
爾其斯坦 tǔ ěr qí sī tǎn Turkestan
牛 tǔ niú clay ox; mound of earth on a dike (ready for emergency repairs)
牛木马 tǔ niú mù mǎ clay ox, wooden horse (idiom); shape without substance; worthless object
牛木馬 tǔ niú mù mǎ clay ox, wooden horse (idiom); shape without substance; worthless object
特產 tǔ tè chǎn local specialty
狗 tǔ gǒu native dog; mole cricket (colloquial word for agricultural pest Gryllotalpa 螻蛄|蝼蛄[lou2 gu1])
狼 tǔ láng aardwolf (Proteles cristatus), a small insectivorous relative of the hyena
長 tǔ shēng tǔ zhǎng locally born and bred; indigenous; home-grown
產 tǔ chǎn produced locally; local product (with distinctive native features)
石方 tǔ shí fāng excavated soil and rock; construction spoil
神 tǔ shén earth God
谷祠 tǔ gǔ cí local monastery
穀祠 tǔ gǔ cí local monastery
窯 tǔ yáo earthen kiln; loess cave
老帽 tǔ lǎo mào hillbilly; yokel; redneck; bumpkin
耳其旋转烤肉 tǔ ěr qí xuán zhuǎn kǎo ròu Turkish döner kebab
耳其旋轉烤肉 tǔ ěr qí xuán zhuǎn kǎo ròu Turkish döner kebab
耳其玉 tǔ ěr qí yù turquoise (gemstone) (loanword)
耳其石 tǔ ěr qí shí turquoise (gemstone) (loanword)
耳其语 tǔ ěr qí yǔ Turkish (language)
耳其語 tǔ ěr qí yǔ Turkish (language)