出土 chūtǔ to dig up
to dig up; to appear in an excavation; unearthed; to come up out of the ground
How to remember 出土: 出 go out + 土 earth = to dig up.
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How it is used
- 'To be unearthed / excavated' - of archaeological finds coming up out of the ground: 出土文物 (chūtǔ wénwù) unearthed relics, 新出土的青铜器 newly excavated bronzes.
- An archaeology term; can also literally mean a seedling coming up out of the soil.