土司 tǔ sī

sliced bread (loanword from "toast")

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 14310th word

Definitions

  1. 1. sliced bread (loanword from "toast")
  2. 2. government-appointed hereditary tribal headman in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties

Characters

Character Meaning
土 tǔ HSK 5
earth; clay; local
司 sī HSK 2
to take charge of; to manage; department (under a ministry)