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HSK 33 strokes

Tu (ethnic group)

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
Meaning
Tu (ethnic group); surname Tu
Strokes
3
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Pictograph⿱十一

A lump of clay on a potter's wheel

A drawing of the thing it names.

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write step by step

3 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

chū
HSK 7-9

to dig up

Open 出土 page →
guó
HSK 7-9

country's territory

Open 国土 page →
fěi
HSK 7-9

bandit

Open 土匪 page →

to bury; buried; interred

Open 入土 page →
dòng

frozen earth; permafrost; tundra

Open 冻土 page →

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