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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- tu3
- English meanings
- soil, earth, clay, land
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Single-component character
土 is learned as a whole in this component guide. Recognize its complete shape rather than splitting it into smaller components.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
rabbit
convex
gob
map
slaughter; butcher
disciple; merely
street
bald
sudden; dash
way; route
Example sentences
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Related words
Explore words connected to this character.
- 出土
- 国土
- 土匪
- 土地
- 土壤
- 土生土长
- 土豆
- 本土
- 泥土
- 混凝土
- 领土