⼟

earth

tǔ (tu3)

Radical no. 32 · 3 strokes (第 32 部首 · 3 画 dì 32 bùshǒu · 3 huà)

Radical ⼟ (tǔ) — meaning: earth, 3 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from a pictograph in oracle-bone script depicting a mound or patch of earth with three horizontal layers representing the ground and what lies beneath it.

Mnemonic: Three horizontal strokes stacked like layers of earth—remember the earth radical by picturing three layers of soil.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

1 characters

Stroke count

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  • 土tǔ

    earth

    HSK 3

    3 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.