The radical 土 (tǔ) means “earth” and is used as a graphical component of Chinese characters.
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Characters with radical
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块
(m.) (esp. in spoken) measure word of basic Chinese monetary unit (same as "yuan"); basic monetary unit of other currencies (such as "dollars") | (n./m.) piece, cut, lump
里
(char./m.) neighborhood; native place; a Chinese unit of length(=1/2km) | (n.) inside, inner; lining (of a garment) | (radical.) village, mile
去
(v.) go; go in order to do; (after a verb) indicating motion away from the speaker or a change in location | (char.) depart from; be lost; be apart (in time or space); last (year), previous; (linguistics) falling tone | (v.) remove; (euphemism) pass away, die; play a part or role (in a play)
在
(adv.) in the process of, in the course of (indicating an action in progress) | (prep./v.) in, at; exist, be alive; be on the job; lie in, consist in
坐
(v.) to sit; to travel by or on | (v.) convict; (of buildings) have the back towards; put on a fire; suffer from (a disease); (of guns) recoil
地
(n.) land, soil; the earth; ground; location; position; prefecture; space; background; distance; mental state | (par.) used to create adverbs or adverbial phrases (placed before the predicate)
堆
(m.) heap, pile, crowd | (v./n.) to stack, to pile; stack, mass
墙
(n.) wall | (char.) anything that shapes or functions like a wall
垫
(v./n.) put something under something else to raise it or make it level; cushion, mat | (v.) pay for somebody in advance; fill up; fill in a gap, insert
坑
(n./v.) pit, hole; tunnel; to entrap, to cheat; (lit.) to bury alive
城
(n.) city; town | (n.) (city) wall; commercial centre
地
(n.) land, soil; the earth; ground; location; position; prefecture; space; background; distance; mental state | (par.) used to create adverbs or adverbial phrases (placed before the predicate)
塑
(v./n.) model, mould (a figure); plastic (not used alone)
填
(v.) fill in (a form); make up (a deficiency); stuff, fill
幸
(char.) lucky, happy; to rejoice; (of an emperor) make his presence | (char.) fortunately, luckily; to favor
压
(v./n.) to press; to cover; to subdue; to restrain; to win over; to approach; to lay aside; to stake; pressure | (char.) used in a limited number of words, see 压根儿
增
(v.) to increase, to add
塘
(char.) pond; embankment; pit-shaped thing
型
(char.) mould; type, model; shape, form; example
壁
(n.) wall; rampart; cliff; sth. resembling a wall
