土 (tou2 | tu3) : soil; earth

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土

tou2

tu3

[1] soil; earth; [2] land; territory; domain [3] local; native; indigenous [4] unrefined; unenlightened [5] rustic; countrified [6] opium [7] an abbreviation for Turkey
[8] KangXi radical 32 (earth)

Stroke count: 3

Level: 1

Radical: 土 (#32)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

土

Don't confuse with:
士

This word has been viewed 17709 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:43

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夯土機 haang1 tou2 gei1 hang1 tu3 ji1 = rammer; tamper; jack hammer

土地 tou2 dei6/dei6*2 tu3 di4/di5 = land; territory; local god of land

老土 lou5 tou2 = old-fashioned 粵

水土 seoi2 tou2 shui3 tu3 = water and soil

三人一條心，黃土變成金 saam1 jan4 jat1 tiu4 sam1 wong4 tou2 bin3 sing4 gam1 san1 ren2 yi4 tiao2 xin1 huang2 tu3 bian4 cheng2 jin1 = Three men of one heart can transform yellow earth into gold

土人 tou2 jan4 tu3 ren2 = an aborigine, a native

金木水火土 gam1 muk6 seoi2 fo2 tou2 jin1 mu4 shui3 huo3 tu3 = the five elements: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth

鄉土 hoeng1 tou2 xiang1 tu3 = one's native land

本土派 bun2 tou2 paai3 ben3 tu3 pai4 = localists

土星 tou2 sing1 = Saturn

混凝土 wan6 jing4 tou2 hun4 ning2 tu3 = concrete (building material)

土話 tou2 waa6*2 tu3 hua4 = vernacular; dialect; colloquial expressions

土豆 tou2 dau6*2 tu3 dou4 = potato; peanut 國

沙土 saa1 tou2 sha1 tu3 = sandy soil

塵土 can4 tou2 chen2 tu3 = dust

土壤 tou2 joeng6 tu3 rang3 = soil; ground

本土 bun2 tou2 ben3 tu3 = [1] one's native country, [2] metropolitan territory

塑膠黏土 sou3 gaau1 nim4 tou2 su4 jiao1 nian2 tu3 = plasticine

國土 gwok3 tou2 = national soil; territory of the country

領土 ling5 tou2 ling3 tu3 = territory

泥土 nai4 tou2 ni2 tu3 = clay; soil; earth

土地公 tou2 dei6 gung1 = local god of land 粵

土風舞 tou2 fung1 mou5 = folk dance; Western folk dance

土豆泥 tou2 dau6 nai4 tu3 dou4 ni2 = [N China] mashed potatoes 國

三合土 saam1 hap6 tou2 san1 he2 tu3 = concrete, cement, mortar

水土不服 seoi2 tou2 bat1 fuk6 shui3 tu3 bu4 fu2 = (of a stranger) not accustomed to the climate of a new place; not acclimatized 國

土壤侵蝕 tou2 joeng6 cam1 sik6 tu3 rang3 qin1 shi2 = soil erosion

出土 ceot1 tou2 chu1 tu3 = to be unearthed; to appear in an excavation; come up out of the ground

剷土 caan2 tou2 chang3 tu3 = a spading

剷土機 caan2 tou2 gei1 chan3 tu3 ji1 = a scraper, spading machine

本土化 bun2 tou2 faa3 ben3 tu3 hua4 = localization; to localize

培土 pui4 tou2 pei2 tu3 = to earth up

土匪 tou2 fei2 tu3 fei3 = bandit

地土 dei6 tou2 di4 tu3 = soil, land, territory

壤土 joeng6 tou2 rang3 tu3 = loam

本土市場 bun2 tou2 si5 coeng4 = domestic market

推土機 teoi1 tou2 gei1 tui1 tu3 ji1 = a bulldozer

土葬 tou2 zong3 = burial of the dead

美國土生 mei5 gwok3 tou2 saang1 = refers to Chinese person born in America

土耳其浴室 tou2 ji5 kei4 juk6 sat1 tu3 er3 qi2 yu4 shi4 = [n] a bathroom equipped for Turkish baths

土耳其浴 tou2 ji5 kei4 juk6 = [n] a Turkish bath

土特產 tou2 dak6 caan2 tu3 te4 chan3 = [n] local speciality; native products; locally made goods

土產 tou2 caan2 tu3 chan3 = [n] local speciality; native products; locally made goods

焦土 ziu1 tou2 jiao1 tu3 = scorched earth (ravages of war)

褐色土 hot3 sik1 tou2 he2 se4 tu3 (Taiwan), he4 se4 tu3 (PRC) = drab soil

死土 sei2 tou2 si3 tu3 = dead soil (refers to farming)

土包子 tou2 baau1 zi2 tu3 bao1 zi5 = a country bumpkin; a hick

土地改革 tou2 dei6 goi2 gaak3 tu3 di4 gai3 ge2 = land reform; agrarian reform

土法 tou2 faat3 tu3 fa3 = indigenous method; local method

土方 tou2 fong1 tu3 fang1 = cubic metre of earth; earthwork; folk recipe; unrefined method

土皇帝 tou2 wong4 dai3 tu3 huang2 di4 = local despot; local tyrant

土木 tou2 muk6 tu3 mu4 = building; construction

土氣 tou2 hei3 tu3 qi4 = rustic; uncouth; countrified

土壤學 tou2 joeng6 hok6 tu3 rang3 xue2 = agrology; pedology

土音 tou2 jam1 tu3 yin1 = local accent

土紙 tou2 zi2 tu3 zhi3 = handmade paper

土專家 tou2 zyun1 gaa1 tu3 zhuan1 jia1 = self-taught expert; local expert

心土 sam1 tou2 xin1 tu3 = [agric.] subsoil

煙土 jin1 tou2 yan1 tu3 = crude opium

土木工程 tou2 muk6 gung1 cing4 tu3 mu4 gong1 cheng2 = civil engineering (common formation)

水土保持 seoi2 tou2 bou2 ci4 shui3 tu3 bao3 chi2 = [n] soil conservation (common formation)

鋼筋混凝土 gong3 gan1 wan6 jing4 tou2 gang1 jin1 hun4 ning2 tu3 = [n] reinforced concrete (common formation)

風土人情 fung1 tou2 jan4 cing4 feng1 tu3 ren2 qing2 = local conditions and customs

出土文物 ceot1 tou2 man4 mat6 = archaeological discovery (common formation)

沖積土 cung1 zik1 tou2 = alluvium (common formation)

土生土長 tou2 sang1 tou2 zoeng2 tu3 sheng1 tu3 zhang3 = be born and grow up locally

土地重劃 tou2 dei6 cung4 waak6 tu3 di4 chong2 hua4 = redistribution of land

土地銀行 tou2 dei6 ngan4 hong4 tu3 di4 yin2 xing2 = land bank

土狗 tou2 gau2 tu3 gou3 = mole cricket; Gryllotalpa

土豬 tou2 zyu1 tu3 zhu1 = aardvark

粉土 fan2 tou2 fen3 tu3 = dust; sand

黏土 nim1 tou2 nian2 tu3 = clay, loam

粘土 nim1 tou2 nian2 tu3 = clay, loam

土鯪魚 tou2 leng4 jyu4*2 = dace fish, mud carp 粵

土著 tou2 zyu3 tu3 zhu4 = a native, an aboriginal

土共 tou2 gung6 tu3 gong4 = internet abbr. for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)

土石流 tou2 sek6 lau4 tu3 shi2 liu2 = landslide; mudslide

土地用途 tou2 dei6 jung6 tou4 tu3 di4 yong4 tu2 = land use

閒置土地 haan4 zi3 tou2 dei6 xian2 zhi4 tu3 di4 = idle site; unused land (common formation)

稀土金屬 hei1 tou2 gam1 suk6 xi1 tu3 jin1 jin4 shu3 = rare-earth metal

稀土元素 hei1 tou2 jyun4 sou3 xi1 tu3 yuan2 su4 = rare-earth element

土樓 tou2 lau4*2 tu3 lou2 = tulou

土狼 tou2 long4 tu3 lang2 = hyena; hyaena

疆土 goeng1 tou2 jiang1 tu3 = territory

入土 jap6 tou2 ru4 tu3 = bury a deceased person

故土 gu3 tou2 gu4 tu3 = hometown

夯土 haang1 tou2 hang1 tu3 = rammed earth; compacted soil

土豪 tou2 hou4 tu3 hao2 = local tyrant; local strong man; (slang) nouveau riche

大興土木 daai6 hing1 tou2 muk6 da4 xing1 tu3 mu4 = undertake a large construction project

捲土重來 gyun2 tou2 cung5 loi4 juan3 tu3 chong2 lai2 = stage a comeback

土耳其 tou2 ji5 kei4 tu3 er3 qi2 = Turkey (country)

土庫曼斯坦 tou2 fu3 maan6 si1 taan2 tu3 ku4 man4 si1 tan3 = Turkmenistan

國土安全 gwok3 tou2 on1 cyun4 guo2 tu3 an1 quan2 = homeland security

本土化軟件 bun2 tou2 faa3 jyun5 gin6*2 ben3 tu3 hua4 ruan3 jian4 = software localization

土司 tou2 si1 tu3 si1 = system of appointing national minority hereditary headmen in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties; toast

土庫曼 tou2 fu3 maan6 tu3 ku4 man4 = Turkmenistan

土耳其語 tou2 ji5 kei4 jyu5 tu3 er3 qi2 yu3 = Turkish (language)

土衛六 tou2 wai6 luk6 tu3 wei4 liu4 = Titan, Saturn's sixth moon

日土 jat6 tou2 Ri4 tu3 = [n] Ritu (place in Tibet)

碧土 bik1 tou2 bi4 tu3 = Putog (place in Tibet)

土默特右旗 tou2 mak6 dak6 jau6 kei4 tu3 mo4 te4 you4 qi2 = Tumote youqi (place in Inner Mongolia)

土默特左旗 tou2 mak6 dak6 zo2 kei4 tu3 mo4 te4 zuo3 qi2 = Tumote zuoqi (place in Inner Mongolia)

土城 tou2 sing4 tu3 cheng2 = Tucheng (city in Taiwan)

土耳其航空 tou2 ji5 kei4 hong4 hung1 = Turkish Airlines

領土完整 ling5 tou2 jyun4 zing2 ling3 tu3 wan2 zheng3 = territorial integrity

土耳其斯坦 tou2 ji5 kei4 si1 taan2 tu3 er3 qi2 si1 tan3 = Turkestan

土桑 tou2 song1 tu3 sang1 = Tucson (city in Arizona)

土家族 tou2 gaa1 zuk6 tu3 jia1 zu2 = the Tujia nationality distributed over Hunan and Hubei

觀音土 gun1 jam1 tou2 guan1 yin1 tu3 = Guanyin clay (eaten by famine victims during the Great Leap Forward)

土地沙化 tou2 dei6 saa1 faa3 tu3 di4 sha1 hua4 = desertification of land; desert encroachment (common formation)

寸土必爭 cyun3 tou2 bit1 zang1 cun4 tu3 bi4 zheng1 = contend for every inch of land

黃土高原 wong4 tou2 gou1 jyun4 huang2 tu3 gao1 yuan2 = Loess Plateau; Huangtu Plateau

稀土 hei1 tou2 xi1 tu3 = rare earth

中土 zung1 tou2 zhong1 tu3 = 1. China 2. Central Plains (in China)

兵來將擋，水來土掩 bing1 loi4 zoeng3 dong3 seoi2 loi4 tou2 jim2 bing1 lai2 jiang4 dang3 shui3 lai2 tu3 yan3 = no matter what sb. does to prevent or stop sth. there are always corresponding counter measures

淨土宗 zing6 tou2 zung1 jing4 tu3 zong1 = Pure Land Buddhism

本土主義 bun2 tou2 zyu2 ji6 ben3 tu3 zhu3 yi4 = nativism

國土安全部 gwok3 tou2 on1 cyun4 bou6 guo2 tu3 an1 quan2 bu4 = (US) Department of Homeland Security

長陽土家族自治縣 coeng4 joeng4 tou2 gaa1 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6 chang2 yang2 Tu3 jia1 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4 = Changyang Tujiazu autonomous county (county in Hubei)

互助土族自治縣 wu6 zo6 tou2 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6 hu4 zhu4 tu3 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4 = Huzhu Tuzu autonomous county (county in Qinghai)

五峰土家族自治縣 ng5 fung1 tou2 gaa1 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6 wu3 feng1 tu3 jia1 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4 = Wufeng Tujiazu autonomous county (county in Hubei)

土庫鎮 tou2 fu3 zan3 tu3 ku4 zhen4 = Tuku (town in Taiwan)

國家土地管理局 gwok3 gaa1 tou2 dei6 gun2 lei5 guk6*2 = State Bureau of Land Administration

土地測量條例 tou2 dei6 cak1 loeng4 tiu4 lai6 = Land Survey Ordinance

土地發展公司 tou2 dei6 faat3 zin2 gung1 si1 = Land Development Corporation

土地註冊條例 tou2 dei6 zyu3 caak3 tiu4 lai6 = Land Registration Ordinance

焦土政策 ziu1 tou2 zing3 caak3 jiao1 tu3 zheng4 ce4 = Scorched Earth plan (common formation)

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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