Dirt in Chinese (Mandarin): 土 (tǔ)
土
tǔ
dirt
- Simplified
- 土
- Traditional
- 土
- Pinyin
- tǔ
- Typed as
- tu
Use it in a sentence
我的手上有土。
There is dirt on my hands.
The characters in 土
土
Dirt, earth, soil. A line of ground with something rising from it.
3 strokes
Third tone, dipping low. 土 is on the left of 地 (dì, ground).
More examples with 土
小狗在土里玩。
小狗在土裡玩。
Xiǎo gǒu zài tǔ li wán.
The puppy plays in the dirt.
种花要用土。
種花要用土。
Zhòng huā yào yòng tǔ.
You need soil to plant flowers.
How to write 土 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
土 3 strokes
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