懂中文 Dong Chinese

坨

tuó

a lump

Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 它 represents the sound.

Components
土 meaning component

土  Meaning component

tǔ

  

earth

它 sound component

它  Sound component

tā

  

it

Evolution

坨 Bronze script Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)
坨 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
坨 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
坨 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

坨  

tuó

a lump, heap; see 坨子[tuó​zi]

Most common words with 坨
Freq.
Word
Meaning

坨

lump

坨子

lump