Historical Evolution
土
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
土
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
土
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
土
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
土
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
土
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
土
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
土
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
土
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
土
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
土
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
土
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
土
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
土
Regular
Modern
Chinese
土 [Tǔ]
Tu (ethnic group); surname Tu
土 [tǔ]
earth; dust; clay; local; indigenous; crude opium; unsophisticated; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[bāyīn]
Japanese
noun
- earth; soil; dirt; clay; mud
- the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; the land
- low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud)
- (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō) (also written as 犯土, 椎, 槌)
noun
- Saturday
- earth; dirt; soil (orig. meaning)
- land; lands; ground
- earth (third of the five elements)
soil (esp. reddish soil)
Turkey
Korean
토 [土]
to-; A prefix used to mean "earthen."
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
土 つち
Tsuchi surname
土 つちさき
Tsuchisaki surname
土 つちざき
Tsuchizaki surname
土 つちしお
Tsuchishio unclassified name
土 つちたか
Tsuchitaka surname
土 ど
Do place name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
土地 [tǔdì] #2,210
land
土豆 [tǔdòu] #4,687
potato
国土 [guótǔ] #5,262
country's territory
国土 [guótǔ] #5,262
country's territory
土耳其 [Tǔ'ěrqí] #6,945
Turkey
本土 [běntǔ] #10,166
one's native country
土壤 [tǔrǎng] #12,735
soil
领土 [lǐngtǔ] #9,878
territory
领土 [lǐngtǔ] #9,878
territory
泥土 [nítǔ] #8,200
earth
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 地 [ち] #1,033
earth
⭐ 土地 [とち] #1,950
plot of land
⭐ 時計 [とけい] #2,341
clock
⭐ お土産 [おみやげ] #4,876
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling)
土下座 [どげざ] #6,030
kneeling down on the ground
⭐ 土曜日 [どようび] #6,841
Saturday
⭐ 領土 [りょうど] #9,317
territory
ど真ん中 [どまんなか] #10,086
right in the center (centre)
⭐ 土産 [みやげ] #10,221
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling
⭐ 土台 [どだい] #11,835
foundation
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