土
tǔTǔ HSK3

earth

土 tǔ frequency
earth noun
earth, dust, or clay

这里的土很肥沃，适合种庄稼。

zhè​lǐ de tǔ hěn féi​wò, shì​hé zhòng zhuāng​jia.

The soil here is very fertile and suitable for growing crops.

earth (element) noun
one of the 五行 wǔ​xíng in Chinese philosophy, representing stability and the center

五行之中的土能生金。

wǔ​xíng zhī​zhōng de tǔ néng shēng jīn.

In the Five Elements, Earth generates Metal.

crude opium noun

在那段黑暗的时期，这种土的价格被抬得非常高。

zài nà duàn hēi'àn de shí​qī, zhè zhǒng tǔ de jià​gé bèi tái de fēi​cháng gāo.

During that dark period, the price of this soil was driven up very high.

musical category noun
one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments (八音 bā​yīn)

这种古老的乐器是用陶土做的，在八音中属于土类。

zhè zhǒng gǔ​lǎo de yuè​qì shì yòng táo​tǔ zuò de, zài bā​yīn zhōng shǔ​yú tǔ lèi.

This ancient musical instrument is made of clay and belongs to the 'earth' category among the eight traditional types of instruments.

unsophisticated adjective
unsophisticated, rustic, or out of fashion

他的穿衣风格有点土。

tā de chuān yī fēng​gé yǒu​diǎn tǔ.

His style of dress is a bit tacky.

made of earth noun
made of soil, earth, or clay; earthen

这堵围墙是用土垒成的，具有浓厚的乡村气息。

zhè dǔ wéi​qiáng shì yòng tǔ lěi chéng de, jù​yǒu nóng​hòu de xiāng​cūn qì​xī.

This wall was built of earth and has a strong rustic feel.

local noun
local, indigenous, or native to a place

这些土特产是送给朋友的。

zhè​xiē tǔ​tè​chǎn shì sòng​gěi péng​you de.

These local specialties are gifts for friends.

土 Tǔ
Tu proper name
a Chinese surname

土先生负责这个项目。

Tǔ xiān​sheng fù​zé zhè gè xiàng​mù.

Mr. Tu is in charge of this project.

Tu people noun
the Tu ethnic minority group of China

他是土族人。

tā shì Tǔ zú​rén.

He belongs to the Tu ethnic group.

Frequency
Character
Written text
515th most common 412.4 per million
Movie subtitles
1,007th most common 104.0 per million appears in 33% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
23.0 per million appears in 7% of films
Written text
69.8 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 5
HSK 3.0
Level 3
Strokes
3
Unicode
U+571F

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)