土
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One lump of packed earth gives you the yard, the wall and "sit"
The picture A lump of earth pressed flat, lying at the foot or side of the character. 土 is earth pressed down and laid flat, 木 is the tree pushing up through it.
Where the picture shows up in 土
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the ground under your feet
东西掉在地上了。
dōngxi diào zài dì shàng le
Something fell on the floor.
An object dropping, touching the bare earth and staying there
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earth levelled and left open
停车场在楼后面。
tíngchēchǎng zài lóu hòumiàn
The car park is behind the building.
Earth flattened even to make a wide open lot for cars to roll onto
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earth stacked upright
照片就挂在这面墙上。
zhàopiàn jiù guà zài zhè miàn qiáng shàng
Just hang the photo on this wall.
Earth stacked layer on layer into a wall that blocks the way
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a handful squeezed into a lump
请给我一块面包。
qǐng gěi wǒ yí kuài miànbāo
One piece of bread, please.
A fist of earth pressed into a single solid lump
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lowering the body to the ground
您先坐这里等一下。
nín xiān zuò zhèlǐ děng yíxià
Please sit here and wait a moment.
A person lowering their weight onto the ground and settling there
All of it in one picture
土 is one lump of packed earth. Spread wide under your feet it is the ground; levelled and left empty it is a yard. Stacked up in layers it is a wall, squeezed into a handful it is a lump, and once you lower your body onto it, it is sitting.