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1.

Animated Stroke Order 土

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How to write 土 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 土

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3.

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4.

How to Use 土

Soil and Earth as Material

Words where 土 refers to the physical substance of the ground.

土地 • tǔ dì • territory; local god of the land • HSK 5

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 土

土豆 • tǔ dòu • potato

HSK 5

tǔ土

dòu豆

6.

Example Sentences

tǔ土

fěi匪

qiǎng抢

zǒu走

le了

tā他

men

Information

Pinyintǔ

Meaningearth, soil, ground

Strokes3

Radical土

Traditional土

StructureSingle Body

Frequency#762

Zhuyinㄊㄨˇ

UnicodeU+571F

CangjieG

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tǔ土

dì地

territory; local god of the land

土壤 • tǔ rǎng • soil; ground • HSK 6

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tǔ土

rǎng壤

soil; ground

泥土 • ní tǔ • soil / earth • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

ní泥

tǔ土

soil / earth

Territory and Homeland

Words where 土 extends to mean land, territory, or native place.

领土 • lǐng tǔ • territory • HSK 6

HSK 6

lǐng领

tǔ土

territory

本土 • běn tǔ • one's native country • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

běn本

tǔ土

one's native country

国土 • guó tǔ • Territory / homeland • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

guó国

tǔ土

Territory / homeland

potato

风土人情 • fēng tǔ rén qíng • local customs and practices

HSK 6

fēng风

tǔ土

rén人

qíng情

local customs and practices

出土 • chū tǔ • Excavate

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

chū出

tǔ土

Excavate

水土 • shuǐ tǔ • natural environment

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

shuǐ水

tǔ土

natural environment

土生土长 • tǔ shēng tǔ zhǎng • native-born and bred / indigenous

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

tǔ土

shēng生

tǔ土

zhǎng长

native-born and bred / indigenous

们

de的

qián钱

。

The bandits robbed them of their money.

tǔ土

dòu豆

kě可

yǐ以

zuò做

chéng成

hěn很

duō多

měi美

wèi味

de的

cài菜

yáo肴

。

Potatoes can be made into many delicious dishes.

zhè这

piàn片

tǔ土

dì地

shì适

hé合

zhǒng种

zhí植

xiǎo小

mài麦

。

This land is suitable for growing wheat.

zhè这

lǐ里

de的

tǔ土

hěn很

féi肥

wò沃

，

shì适

hé合

zhòng种

cài菜

。

The soil here is very fertile and suitable for growing vegetables.

zhè这

lǐ里

de的

shuǐ水

tǔ土

hěn很

hǎo好

。

The natural environment here is very good.

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Characters pronounced "tu".

兔tùrabbit; hare
突tūto dash out; to protrude suddenly
途túroad, way, journey
图túpicture, diagram, map, plan
秃tūbald; bare; barren
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Same Radical

Characters with radical "土".

圳zhènfurrow in field, small drainage ditch
垛duòheap, pile; pile up, heap up
垣yuánlow wall
壕háotrench, ditch, channel, moat
埔pǔplain, arena; port, market
坞wùentrenchment, bank, low wall

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