tǔ

HSK 6

土 (tǔ) is a Chinese word meaning “earth; dust; clay”.

Meanings

  1. 1earth
  2. 2dust
  3. 3clay
  4. 4local
  5. 5indigenous
  6. 6crude opium
  7. 7unsophisticated
  8. 8one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
Part of speech
adjective

Related words

土地land土地local god土surname Tu土豆potato国土country's territory土耳其Turkey泥土earth; soil; mud; clay领土territory本土one's native country尘土dust土著aboriginal混凝土concrete (building material)

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