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Depicts a lump of dirt on the ground.
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土 is a pictograph depicting a lump of dirt on the ground: a longer bottom horizontal stroke represents the earth's surface, crossed by a vertical and a shorter upper horizontal stroke to form a clod of soil. As a core semantic radical, it anchors characters related to earth, soil, terrain, and agriculture. The simple structure has scarcely changed over time. Beyond its primary sense of physical ground or farmland, the character also denotes local or indigenous things, unrefined qualities, and territorial land.
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这里的土很肥沃。
农民在土地上耕种。
土豆是一种常见的蔬菜。
大风扬起了地上的尘土。
这件衣服的设计有点土气。
水土流失是一个环境问题。
他来自一个偏僻的土家族村庄。
在黄土高原上，人们建造了独特的民居。
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