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Meaning of 土

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Pinyin:
English Definition: earth; dust; clay; local; indigenous; crude opium; unsophisticated; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音
Chinese Definition:
①地面上的泥沙混合物:土壤。黄土。
②疆域:国土。领土。
③本地的,地方性的:故土。
④民间生产的(区别于“洋”):土方(民间流传的药方,亦称“偏方”)。
⑤不合潮流:土气。
⑥未熬制的鸦片:烟土。
⑦中国古代乐器八音之一。
⑧中国少数民族,主要分布于青海省:土族。
⑨姓氏。
Antonyms:
Total strokes: 3; Radical:
Pictographic: A lump of clay on a potter's wheel
Character Formation:
  • Above to below
    • [ shí ] ten, tenth; complete; perfect
    • [ ] one; a, an; alone
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Example Words
土地 land; soil; territory; Classifiers:
土壤 rǎng soil
领土 lǐng territory
国土 guó country's territory; national land
水土 shuǐ water and soil; surface water; natural environment (extended meaning); climate
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Example Sentences
1
西
We are growing watermelons in the soil.
2
This potato has a very strange shape.
3
This piece of land is suitable for growing rice.
4
The pile of dirt outside the window blocked the sunlight.
5
The land was covered with vines and wild grass.