土壤
Old HSK 6
土壤 (tǔrǎng) · soil
土壤 (tǔrǎng) means “soil”. It is written with 2 characters: 土 (soil) + 壤 (soil). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 土壤 is built
The characters
土 tǔ · soil
What 土 is made of
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A lump of clay on a potter's wheel (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
壤 rǎng · soil
What 壤 is made of
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 襄xiāng — to aid
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 井jǐng — well
- 二 — two strokes
- 衣yī — cloth
- 亠tóu — lid
Example sentences
这里的土壤很肥沃。Zhèlǐ de tǔrǎng hěn féiwò.The soil here is very fertile.
植物从土壤中吸收水分。Zhíwù cóng tǔrǎng zhōng xīshōu shuǐfèn.Plants absorb water from the soil.
Questions about 土壤
What does 土壤 mean?
土壤 (tǔrǎng) means “soil”.
How do you pronounce 土壤?
土壤 is pronounced tǔrǎng.
Which HSK level is 土壤?
土壤 is in Old HSK 6.
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Learn 土壤 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 183: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.