| 土 |
tǔ jiē máo cí | lit. earthen steps and a thatched hut / frugal living conditions (idiom) |
| 土 |
Tǔ | Tu (ethnic group) / surname Tu |
| 土 |
tǔ | earth / dust / clay / local / indigenous / crude opium / unsophisticated / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音 |
| 阶 |
jiē | variant of 阶 |
| 阶 |
jiē | rank or step / stairs |
| 茅 |
Máo | surname Mao |
| 茅 |
máo | reeds / rushes |
| 茨 |
cí | Caltrop or puncture vine (Tribulus terrestris) / to thatch (a roof) |