Earth: 土 (3)

土 is called つち・つちへん and commonly points to soil, ground, or things built on land. 墳 is a burial mound, 坑 a pit, and 塀 a wall; 塊 is a lump of earth, while other meanings in the group are less literal.

坪 has 8 strokes and 墾 has 16. When 土 is on the left, write it narrow; in 坪 it sits below, so keep the two 土 shapes distinct.

• 墳 tomb, mound
• 坪 two-mat area
• 圭 jewel, corner
• 堪 withstand, endure
• 塀 fence, wall
• 坑 pit, hole
• 堕 degenerate, descend
• 墾 open farmland
• 塑 model, molding