土U+571F3 STROKES
Entry·pron. tǔ
ㄊㄨˇ
“Earth; soil; dirt; clay; ground; local; indigenous; crude; unsophisticated; a surname; one of the five elements; a radical.”
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- 土地ㄊㄨˇ ㄉㄧˋland; soil; territory; ground with earth or dirt; local earth god; genius loci
- 本土ㄅㄣˇ ㄊㄨˇone's native land; local; domestic; mainland territory; (in colonial context) the metropole as opposed to colonies
- 土壤ㄊㄨˇ ㄖㄤˇsoil; the top layer of earth in which plants grow; ground; land
- 土耳其ㄊㄨˇ ㄦˇ ㄑㄧˊTurkey; a transcontinental country spanning Europe and Asia.
- 領土ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄊㄨˇterritory; the land, waters, and airspace over which a sovereign state exercises jurisdiction and control; a core element of a state's sovereignty under international law.
- 國土ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄊㄨˇa country's territory; national land
- 泥土ㄋㄧˊ ㄊㄨˇsoil; earth; ground; clay; mud.
- 鄉土ㄒㄧㄤ ㄊㄨˇnative soil; one's native land or hometown; local to an area; folk customs or local traditions.
- 土石ㄊㄨˇ ㄕˊearth and rock; soil and stone; earth and gravel.
- 土城ㄊㄨˇ ㄔㄥˊearthen city wall or rampart; place name: Tucheng District, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
- 土地公ㄊㄨˇ ㄉㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄥTudi Gong; the local tutelary god in Chinese folk religion
- 混凝土ㄏㄨㄣˋ ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄨˇa building material made by mixing cement, gravel, sand, and water; hardens like stone when dry.
- 水土ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄊㄨˇwater and land; a region's natural environment including climate and local conditions; territory or homeland.
- 土石流ㄊㄨˇ ㄕˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊmudslide; debris flow; a fast-moving mix of soil, rock, and water down steep slopes after heavy rain, causing severe damage.
- 土木ㄊㄨˇ ㄇㄨˋcivil engineering; construction work; plain and unadorned
- 動土ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄊㄨˇto break ground; to begin construction by digging the earth.
- 出土ㄔㄨ ㄊㄨˇto be unearthed from the ground; to be excavated; to come to light through archaeological dig
- 本土化ㄅㄣˇ ㄊㄨˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋadapting something to local culture; making it fit local customs and conditions; localization in social or business contexts.
- 捲土重來ㄐㄩㄢˇ ㄊㄨˇ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄞˊto stage a comeback after a defeat; to return with renewed force; to make a comeback.
- 風土ㄈㄥ ㄊㄨˇlocal customs and geography; the character of a place shaped by its environment and traditions
- 塵土ㄔㄣˊ ㄊㄨˇfine particles of earth or dirt; dust; the mundane world; earthly life
- 土司ㄊㄨˇ ㄙa type of toasted bread; a historical hereditary official title for minority leaders in southwestern China during the Yuan and Ming dynasties.
- 淨土ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄊㄨˇpure land; in Buddhism, a realm free of worldly defilement, such as Amitabha's Western Paradise
- 黏土ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄨˇplastic, sticky soil of fine mineral particles; clay, used for making bricks, tiles, ceramics, and other industrial products
- 土方ㄊㄨˇ ㄈㄤearthwork volume unit (one cubic meter of soil); folk remedy; direction or position of land
- 土地公廟ㄊㄨˇ ㄉㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄠˋsmall shrine worshiping the Earth God; local neighborhood temple for the deity of land and wealth
- 土著ㄊㄨˇ ㄓㄨㄛˊindigenous people; original inhabitants of a place; native residents
- 土生土長ㄊㄨˇ ㄕㄥ ㄊㄨˇ ㄓㄤˇborn and raised locally; native to a place from childhood
- 土匪ㄊㄨˇ ㄈㄟˇbandit; robber operating in a local area, preying on people and seizing property
- 土雞ㄊㄨˇ ㄐㄧfree-range chicken; native breed chicken raised outdoors without artificial feed, valued for firm, flavorful meat
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