0038 - 土[토/두/차] - 흙 - soil; earth; items made of earth

The Story [이야기] :

• It is the picture of a mound 十 on the ground 一.
• It is the picture of a lump of clay on a potter’s wheel.
• If the meaning is "roots of a tree", 두 is used.
• If the meaning is "trash", 차 is used.

Stroke Order [획순] :

New Vocabulary [새로운 단어] :

토인 [土人] - a native; an aboriginal; aborigines
토민 [土民] - the natives; aborigines

국토 [國土] - a country; a territory; a realm; a domain

Example Sentences [예문] :

그 섬의 土人은 무지 몽매하다.
The inhabitants of the island are in an uncivilized state[in the darkest ignorance].

四月 七日 國土해양부는 무人도들을 우리 영土로 편입하겠다고 전했습니다.
On April 7, the Ministry of Land Transport and Maritime Affairs said that it will register the deserted islets as Korean territory.