土 tǔ earth; soil


Similar looking characters : 士 shì (bachelor)
Made with 3 strokes.
Represents something growing up through the soil. Maybe originally a picture of a phallus as an altar to the god of the soil.
Ancient small seal form Small seal

Different tone

兔 tù (rabbit)

Radical

Index 32 used in: 场 cháng (threshing floor) ; 城 chéng (city) ; 地 dì (earth) ; 圭 guī (jade tablet) ; 圭 guī (jade tablet) ; 黑 hēi (black) ; 疆 jiāng (border) ; 块 kuài (piece) ; 里 lǐ (inside) ; 陵 líng (mound) ; 去 qù (go) ; 丧 sàng (to lose) ; 圣 shèng (holy) ; 寺 sì (Buddhist temple) ; 在 zài (exist) ; 至 zhì (to arrive) ; 周 zhōu (circuit) ; 走 zǒu (walk) ; 座 zuò (seat) ; 坐 zuò (sit)

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Pronunciation

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stroke order for 土
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Proverbs

卷土重来 juǎn tǔ chóng lái Making a comeback after a setback - determined to have another go. Like getting back on a horse after being thrown off.

Also

土 tǔ earth