THE RADICAL SHED

The earth radical

Radical · ground, soil, places

土

A sprout in the ground. Land, walls, cities, sitting down on it.

14 of the 57 characters that carry it

Tap a character to open its word family. The shared part is doing the same job in every one.

在B1

现在xiànzàinow 在zàiat; in; to exist 正在zhèngzàiin the process of doing 实在shízàireally; indeed

块B1

块kuàimeasure word for lumps and pieces; yuan (c 一块儿yíkuàirtogether 板块bǎnkuàislab

坐B1

坐zuòto sit; to ride; to take 乘坐chéngzuòto ride; to take 坐落zuòluòto be situated

地B2

地degrammar particle: adverbial marker 地铁dìtiěsubway; metro 草地cǎodìlawn; meadow 地dìground; earth

场B2

机场jīchǎngairport 商场shāngchǎngshopping mall 球场qiúchǎngsports ground; court 操场cāochǎngplayground; sports field

坏B2

坏huàibad; broken 坏处huàichùharm; disadvantage 破坏pòhuàito destroy; to damage 损坏sǔnhuàito damage

境B3

环境huánjìngenvironment; surroundings 出境chūjìngto leave a country or region 入境rùjìngto enter a country 边境biānjìngfrontier

坚B3

坚持jiānchíto persist in; to insist on 坚强jiānqiángstrong; firm 坚定jiāndìngfirm 坚固jiāngùfirm

城B3

城市chéngshìcity 城chéngcity; town 城区chéngqūurban area 城镇chéngzhèntown

增B4

增加zēngjiāto raise 增长zēngzhǎngto grow 增zēngto increase 增进zēngjìnto promote

基B4

基本jīběnbasic; fundamental 基本上jīběnshàngbasically; on the whole 基础jīchǔfoundation; base 基地jīdìbase

土B4

土tǔearth 土地tǔdìland 土豆tǔdòupotato 本土běntǔnative; local; one's native country

堂B4

课堂kètángclassroom; class 食堂shítángdining hall 殿堂diàntángpalace 哄堂大笑hōngtáng-dàxiàothe whole room roaring with laughter

填B4

填写tiánxiěto fill in a form 填tiánto fill or stuff 填补tiánbǔto fill a gap 填充tiánchōngto fill up

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