HSK 3 · Animals & Nature

土

tǔ

soil; earth; local

Stroke order of 土

土 is written with 3 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

The 土 looks like a mound of earth rising from the ground line.

Parts: 土, pictograph of a mound

Example sentence

花要种在土里。

Flowers need to be planted in soil.

More words: Animals & Nature

牛cow; ox 羊sheep; goat 猪pig 马horse 龙dragon 种子seed 种kind; type; to plant 木头wood; log 石头stone 沙子sand 铁iron 金gold 银silver 自然nature; natural; naturally

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