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ㄊㄨ ˇ

tǔ

earth

土 is a 3 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as tǔ in the third tone.

It is made up of the components 十 (ten) and 一 (one).

  • 土
    ㄊㄨ ˇ

    tǔ

    earth

    • 十
      ㄕ ˊ

      shí

      ten

    • 一
      ㄧ

      yī

      one

6 stories have been written about this character — see all
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There are ten planets in the solar system but only one is home.
by johan

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(土) shows that the (一) is horizon line with the cross (十) over on , yes this is earth
by Farid

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One under the ten Celestial is known as the earth.
by EloraK

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I bet you 10 to 1 that this is planet earth that we are living on.
by Sprigit

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I visited 10 other planets, but only one was capable of supporting human life as earth is.
by vms5q

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Pronunciation

We found 1 pronunciation for 土

Definitions for 土 pronounced as tǔ

  • Tu (ethnic group)
  • surname Tu
  • earth
  • dust
  • clay
  • local
  • indigenous
  • crude opium
  • unsophisticated
  • one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

Vocabulary

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