King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

Chinese symbol for “soil”

土壤
tǔ rǎng
soil

The closest CC-CEDICT match for soil is 土壤 (tǔ rǎng), defined as: soil.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

土 tǔ
soil, earth; items made of earth
radical 32 ⼟ · 3 strokes
壤 rǎng
soil, loam, earth; rich
radical 32 ⼟ · 20 strokes

Other Chinese words for “soil”

WordPinyinMeaning
壤rǎng(bound form) soil; earth; (literary) the earth (contrasted with heaven 天 (tiān))
土地tǔ dìland; soil
泥土ní tǔearth; soil; mud; clay
涴wòto soil
薶wōto make dirty; to soil

Related words

Other words that share a character with 土壤.

WordPinyinMeaning
土地tǔ dìland; soil
领土 (領土)lǐng tǔterritory
本土běn tǔone's native country; native
国土 (國土)guó tǔcountry's territory; national land
接壤jiē rǎngto border on
天壤之别 (天壤之別)tiān rǎng zhī bié(lit.) the difference between heaven and earth (idiom); (fig.) night and day difference; a world of difference; a far cry (from)
穷乡僻壤 (窮鄉僻壤)qióng xiāng pì rǎnga remote and desolate place
壤土rǎng tǔ(agriculture) loam; (literary) land; territory

See also: Japanese symbol for “soil”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

Last posts

  1. Buying Bulk Rattan Sticks for Classes on a Budget
  2. Best Escrima Sticks for Kids Under Ten
  3. How Many Kali Sticks Should You Own for Training
  4. Best Stick Striking Gear Tire Stands vs Training Dummies
  5. Best Forearm Guards for Stick Drills and Impact Protection
  6. Best Burned-Pattern Rattan Sticks for Gift Giving
  7. Choosing a Stick-Fighting Helmet for Club Sparring
  8. How to Stop Escrima Sticks Slipping with Sweaty Hands
  9. Choosing Soft Sticks for Kids Games and Safe Play
  10. Best Padded Sticks for Self-Defense Training and Safety