土

tǔ

earth; soil; land; local; crude

Radical: 土 HSK 3 n, b, a pictographic

Components & Etymology

土 decomposes into the following components:

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Words containing 土

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 土.

东土
dōng tǔ
the East
中土
zhōng tǔ
Sino-Turkish
乐土
lè tǔ
乡土
xiāng tǔ
native soil
入土
rù tǔ
to bury
冻土
dòng tǔ
frozen earth
净土
jìng tǔ
(Buddhism) Pure Land, usually refers to Amitabha Buddha's Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss (Sukhavati in Sanskrit)
出土
chū tǔ
to dig up
动土
dòng tǔ
吃土
chī tǔ
后土
hòu tǔ
国土
guó tǔ
country's territory

Related characters (radical 土)

Characters that share the radical 土.

圣 圤 在 圩 圪 圬 圭 圮 圯 地 圳 圹 场 圻 圼 圾 址 坂 均 坊 坌 坍 坎 坏

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