土豆
Old HSK 5
土豆 (tǔdòu) · potato
土豆 (tǔdòu) means “potato”. It is written with 2 characters: 土 (soil) + 豆 (beans). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 土豆 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)
豆 dòu · beans
What 豆 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: An old serving dish 口 on a stand with a lid 一 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我最喜欢吃土豆。Wǒ zuì xǐhuan chī tǔdòu.I like potatoes best.
妈妈用土豆做了一道菜。Māma yòng tǔdòu zuò le yī dào cài.Mom made a dish with potatoes.
Questions about 土豆
What does 土豆 mean?
土豆 (tǔdòu) means “potato”.
How do you pronounce 土豆?
土豆 is pronounced tǔdòu.
Which HSK level is 土豆?
土豆 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 土地tǔdìland
- 风土人情fēngtǔrénqínglocal customs and conditions
- 领土lǐngtǔterritory
- 土壤tǔrǎngsoil
- 土tǔsoil
- 豆腐dòufutofu
Learn 土豆 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 95: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.