土司 meaning in English

tǔsī

sliced bread (loanword from "toast"); government-appointed hereditary tribal headman in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties

8 strokes

Meaning of 土司

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tǔsī
  1. sliced bread (loanword from "toast")
  2. government-appointed hereditary tribal headman in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties

土司 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ的de早zǎo餐cān总zǒng是shì咖kā啡fēi和hé土tǔ司sī。
I always have coffee and toast for breakfast.

Stroke order for each character

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土 tǔ · earth · 3 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

司 sī · to take charge of · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

Related words

Words that share a character with 土司.

公司gōngsīcompany; firm; corporation
司机sījīchauffeur; driver
土地tǔdìland; soil
土豆tǔdòupotato; (Tw) peanut (CL:顆|颗[ke1])
寿司shòusīsushi
官司guānsilawsuit
本土běntǔone's native country; native
打官司dǎ guānsito file a lawsuit; to sue
司长sīzhǎngbureau chief
上司shàngsiboss; superior
司令sīlìngcommanding officer
领土lǐngtǔterritory

Questions about 土司

What does 土司 mean?

土司 (tǔsī) means "sliced bread (loanword from "toast"); government-appointed hereditary tribal headman in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties".

How do you write 土司?

土司 is made of 2 characters: 土 (3 strokes), 司 (5 strokes). That is 8 strokes in total.