Character: 土
Modern (Beijing) reading: tǔ
Preclassic Old Chinese: thāʔ
Classic Old Chinese: thā́
Western Han Chinese: thā́
Eastern Han Chinese: thā́
Early Postclassic Chinese: thṓ
Middle Postclassic Chinese: thṓ
Late Postclassic Chinese: thṓ
Middle Chinese: thó
English meaning : land, soil
Russian meaning[s]: 1) земля, почва; Земля (как стихия китайской космогонии); пыль; 2) местный, туземный; 3) планета Сатурн; 4) опиум (местной выделки)
Comments: Also used for *d(h)āʔ (MC dó, Pek. dù) roots of mulberry tree. Probably of Austric origin: cf. PAN *buRtaq 'earth, soil', PAA *tɛj 'earth', PMY *Ctau.A id. (cf. Sag. 8).
Radical: 32
Four-angle index: 142
Karlgren code: 0062 a-c
Jianchuan Bai: thu1-
Shijing occurrences: 29.1_, 29.2, 31.1
