cuō​tǔ

to gather earth

  • created sense approved 撮土 · cuō​tǔ · to gather earth — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    撮土

    cuō​tǔ

    to gather earth

    To take up or gather a small amount of earth, often with the fingers

    撮, 土

    撮 (literal) → 撮 · cuō · to scoop up 土 (literal) → 土 · tǔ · soil

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  • created sense approved 撮土 · cuō​tǔ · a pinch of earth — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    撮土

    cuō​tǔ

    a pinch of earth

    A very small amount of soil or dirt; a tiny quantity of something

    撮 (literal) → 撮 · cuō · [pinch] 土 (literal) → 土 · tǔ · soil

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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