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地
Trad. 地
Radical
Radical
(Bushou)		 土
Strokes 3
Composition
Strokes 6
Structure
Decomp. 土也
Prononciation
Mandarin de; dì
Entry Methods
Pinyin de; di4
Kanji /
Cangjie
 GPD
土心木
Sijiao 4411.2
Wubi FBN
CNS 11643 1-4762
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+5730
GB2312 B5D8
BIG5 A661
Results for 地
地 de -ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
地 dì earth / ground / field / place / land / CL:片[pian4]
Results beginning with 地
地址 dì zhǐ address / CL:個|个[ge4]
地方 dì fang area / place / space / room / territory / CL:處|处[chu4],個|个[ge4],塊|块[kuai4]
地方 dì fāng region / regional (away from the central administration) / local
地区 dì qū local / regional / district (not necessarily formal administrative unit) / region / area / as suffix to city name, means prefecture or county (area administered by a prefecture-level city or, county-level city) / CL:個|个[ge4]
地点 dì diǎn place / site / location / venue / CL:個|个[ge4]
地位 dì wèi position / status / place / CL:個|个[ge4]
地图 dì tú map / CL:張|张[zhang1],本[ben3]
地球 dì qiú the earth / CL:個|个[ge4]
地上 dì shang on the ground / on the floor
地面 dì miàn floor / ground / surface
地下 dì xià underground / subterranean / covert
地理 dì lǐ geography
地产 dì chǎn real estate / landed estate / landed property
地带 dì dài zone / CL:個|个[ge4]
地板 dì bǎn floor
地道 dì dao authentic / genuine / proper
地道 dì dào tunnel / causeway
地狱 dì yù hell / infernal / underworld / (Buddhism) Naraka
地铁 dì tiě subway / metro
地震 dì zhèn earthquake
地步 dì bù stage / degree (to which a situation has evolved) / situation / leeway
地域 dì yù area / district / region
地段 dì duàn section / district
地处 dì chǔ to be located at / to be situated in
地质 dì zhì geology
地盘 dì pán domain / territory under one's control / foundation of a building / base of operations / crust of earth
地形 dì xíng topography / terrain / landform
地毯 dì tǎn carpet / rug
地主 dì zhǔ landlord / landowner / host
地块 dì kuài tectonic plate
地势 dì shì terrain / topography relief
地名 dì míng place name / toponym
地税 dì shuì rates (tax)
地底 dì dǐ subterranean / underground
地表 dì biǎo the surface (of the earth)
地貌 dì mào (geology) landform / geomorphology
地雷 dì léi landmine / CL:顆|颗[ke1] / (fig.) sore point / weak spot
地利 dì lì favorable location / in the right place / productivity of land
地基 dì jī foundations (of a building) / base
地砖 dì zhuān floor tile
地牢 dì láo prison / dungeon
地头 dì tóu place / locality / edge of a field / lower margin of a page
地藏 Dì zàng Kṣitigarbha, the Bodhisattva of the Great Vow (to save all souls before accepting Bodhi) / also translated Earth Treasury, Earth Womb, or Earth Store Bodhisattva
地热 dì rè geothermal
地瓜 dì guā sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) / yam (family Dioscoreaceae)
地摊 dì tān street stall with goods laid out on the ground
地缘 dì yuán geographic situation / geo-(politics etc)
地皮 dì pí lot / section of land / ground
地标 dì biāo landmark
地洞 dì dòng tunnel / cave / burrow / dugout
地层 dì céng stratum (geology)
地心 dì xīn the earth's core / geocentric
地壳 dì qiào the Earth's crust
地痞 dì pǐ bully / local ruffian
地支 dì zhī the 12 earthly branches 子[zi3], 丑[chou3], 寅[yin2], 卯[mao3], 辰[chen2], 巳[si4], 午[wu3], 未[wei4], 申[shen1], 酉[you3], 戌[xu1], 亥[hai4], used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers I, II etc
地窖 dì jiào cellar / basement
地动 dì dòng earthquake (old term)
地级 dì jí (administrative) prefecture-level
地平 dì píng horizon
地宫 dì gōng underground palace (as part of imperial tomb)
地委 dì wěi prefectural Party committee
地坛 Dì tán Temple of Earth (in Beijing)
地漏 dì lòu drain / underground drainpipe / floor gutter / 25th of 2nd lunar month
地线 dì xiàn earth (wire) / ground
地力 dì lì soil fertility / land capability
地租 dì zū land rent / land tax
地堡 dì bǎo bunker (underground fortification)
地黄 dì huáng Chinese foxglove (Rehmannia glutinosa), its rhizome used in TCM
地勤 dì qín ground service (airport)
地物  terrain feature
地脚 dì jiǎo (page) footer / (dialect) foundation (of a building) / base
地衣 dì yī lichen
地核 dì hé core of the earth (geology)
地契 dì qì deed (for land) / CL:張|张[zhang1],份[fen4]
地幔 dì màn (geology) (the earth's) mantle
地轴 dì zhóu the earth's axis
地冕  geocorona
地圈  geosphere
地崩  landslide
地布  geotextile
地声  earth noise
地保 dì bǎo (old) local constable
地鳖 dì biē Chinese ground beetle (Eupolyphaga sinensis), used in TCM
地调 dì diào geological survey, abbr. for 地質調查|地质调查[di4 zhi4 diao4 cha2]
地府 dì fǔ hell / the nether world / Hades
地函 dì hán (geology) (the earth's) mantle (Tw)
地滑 dì huá landslide
地皇 Dì huáng Earthly Sovereign, one of the three legendary sovereigns 三皇[san1 huang2]
地籍 dì jí cadaster
地积 dì jī land area
地岬 dì jiǎ cape (geography) / headland
地接 dì jiē local guide / tour escort
地精 dì jīng gnome / goblin
地景 dì jǐng landscape / terrain
地垒 dì lěi horst
地邻 dì lín neighbor on farmland
地垄 dì lǒng lines on ridges on ploughed field
地炉 dì lú fire pit
地脉 dì mài geographical position according to the principles of feng shui 風水|风水[feng1 shui3] / ley lines
地亩 dì mǔ area of farmland
地陪 dì péi local guide / tour escort
地祇 dì qí earth spirit
地堑 dì qiàn trench, rift valley
地钱 dì qián liverwort (Marchantia polymorpha)
地儿 dì r place / space
地史 dì shǐ earth history / geological history
地书 dì shū writing on the ground with a large brush dipped in water
地速 dì sù groundspeed (of an aircraft etc)
地台 dì tái floor / platform
地穴 dì xué pit / burrow / crypt
地窨 dì yìn cellar
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地下室 dì xià shì basement / cellar
地中海 Dì zhōng Hǎi Mediterranean Sea
地下水 dì xià shuǐ groundwater
地平线 dì píng xiàn horizon
地铁站 dì tiě zhàn subway station
地方性 dì fāng xìng local
地级市 dì jí shì prefecture-level city
地区性 dì qū xìng regional / local
地球村 dì qiú cūn global village
地理学 dì lǐ xué geography
地形图 dì xíng tú topographic map
地质学 dì zhì xué geology
地震局 dì zhèn jú earthquake bureau
地球仪 dì qiú yí globe
地表水 dì biǎo shuǐ surface water
地方志 dì fāng zhì chorography
地头蛇 dì tóu shé local bully / tyrant / regional mafia boss
地板砖 dì bǎn zhuān floor tile
地球日  Earth Day
地图册 dì tú cè atlas
地雷战  landmine warfare / mine warfare
地图集 dì tú jí collection of maps / atlas
地面站  earth station
地方戏 dì fāng xì local Chinese opera, such as Shaoxing opera 越劇|越剧[Yue4 ju4], Sichuan opera 川劇|川剧[Chuan1 ju4], Henan opera 豫劇|豫剧[Yu4 ju4] etc
地沟油 dì gōu yóu illegally recycled waste cooking oil
地面水 dì miàn shuǐ surface water
地老虎  cutworm
地动仪 dì dòng yí the world's first seismograph invented by Zhang Heng 張衡|张衡[Zhang1 Heng2] in 132 / abbr. for 候風地動儀|候风地动仪[hou4 feng1 di4 dong4 yi2]
地层学 dì céng xué stratigraphy (geology)
地滚球 dì gǔn qiú ten-pin bowling / bowling ball / (baseball etc) ground ball
地幔柱  mantle plume / plume
地平图  horizon map
地表流  surface water run-off / surface run-off
地域司  Geographical Divisions
地籍图  cadastral map
地形面  topographical surface / topographic surface
地域科  Geographic Section
地零点  burst point / ground zero
地质柱  sediment column / geologic column / stratigraphic column
Approximate Results for 地
本地 běn dì local / this locality
基地 jī dì base (of operations) / industrial or military base / al-Qaeda
各地 gè dì in all parts of (a country) / various regions
土地 tǔ di local god / genius loci
土地 tǔ dì land / soil / territory / CL:片[pian4],塊|块[kuai4]
当地 dāng dì local
天地 tiān dì heaven and earth / world / scope / field of activity
内地 nèi dì inland / interior / hinterland
大地 dà dì earth / mother earth
产地 chǎn dì source (of a product) / place of origin / manufacturing location
外地 wài dì parts of the country other than where one is
场地 chǎng dì space / site / place / sports pitch
占地 zhàn dì to take up space / to occupy (space)
落地 luò dì to fall to the ground / to be set on the ground / to reach to the ground / to be born / (of a plane) to land
在地 zài dì local
原地 yuán dì (in) the original place / the place where one currently is / place of origin / local (product)
猛地 měng de suddenly
实地 shí dì on-site
此地 cǐ dì here / this place
工地 gōng dì construction site
特地 tè dì specially / for a special purpose
阵地 zhèn dì (military) position / front
质地 zhì dì texture / background (texture) / grain / quality / character / disposition
余地 yú dì margin / leeway
心地 xīn dì character
园地 yuán dì garden area
异地 yì dì different place / abroad
倒地 dǎo dì to fall to the ground
耕地 gēng dì arable land / to plow land
营地 yíng dì camp
圣地 shèng dì holy land (of a religion) / sacred place / shrine / holy city (such as Jerusalem, Mecca etc) / center of historic interest
陆地 lù dì dry land (as opposed to the sea)
境地 jìng dì circumstances
遍地 biàn dì everywhere / all over
绿地 lu:4 dì green area (e.g. urban park or garden)
草地 cǎo dì lawn / meadow / sod / turf / CL:片[pian4]
胜地 shèng dì well-known scenic spot
领地 lǐng dì territory / domain / estate / (old) fief
忽地 hū de suddenly
蓦地 mò de suddenly / unexpectedly
山地 shān dì mountainous region / hilly area / hilly country
征地 zhēng dì to requisition land
就地 jiù dì locally / on the spot
倏地 shū de swiftly / suddenly
空地 kòng dì vacant land / open space
空地 kōng dì air-to-surface (missile)
平地 píng dì to level the land / level ground / plain
高地 gāo dì highland / upland
驻地 zhù dì station / encampment
墓地 mù dì cemetery / graveyard
接地 jiē dì earth (electric connection) / to earth
盆地 pén dì (geography) basin / depression
绝地 jué dì danger spot / Jedi (in Star Wars)
下地 xià dì to go down to the fields / to get up from bed / to leave one's sickbed / to be born
腹地 fù dì hinterland / interior / outback
田地 tián dì field / farmland / cropland / plight / extent
扫地 sǎo dì to sweep the floor / (fig.) (of one's reputation etc) to reach rock bottom / to be at an all-time low
战地 zhàn dì battlefield
极地 jí dì polar region
圈地 quān dì staking a claim to territory / enclosure
失地 shī dì to lose territory / lost territory
禁地 jìn dì forbidden area / restricted area / (fig.) sth considered off-limits
林地 lín dì woodland
海地 Hǎi dì Haiti, the western third of Caribbean island Hispaniola
某地 mǒu dì somewhere / some place
随地 suí dì according to the location / everywhere / any place / from any location / from wherever you like
沙地 shā dì sandy beach or river bank / sand dune / sandy land
种地 zhòng dì to farm / to work the land
荒地 huāng dì wasteland / uncultivated land
暗地 àn dì secretly / inwardly
重地 zhòng dì important place / strategic location
属地 shǔ dì dependency / possession / annexed territory
见地 jiàn dì opinion / view / insight
伏地 fú dì to lie prostrate
谷地 gǔ dì valley
福地 fú dì happy land / paradise
道地 dào dì authentic / original
要地 yào dì strategic location
菜地 cài dì vegetable field
野地 yě dì wilderness
故地 gù dì once familiar places / former haunts
整地 zhěng dì to prepare the soil (agriculture)
台地 tái dì tableland / mesa
封地 fēng dì feudal fiefdom / land held as a vassal in feudal society / enfeoffment
洼地 wā dì depression / low-lying ground
旱地  drylands
坟地 fén dì graveyard / cemetery
农地 nóng dì farmland
旧地 jiù dì once familiar places / former haunts
熟地 shú dì cultivated land / in Chinese medicine, preparation from rhizome of Chinese foxglove (Rehmannia glutinosa)
背地 bèi dì secretly / in private / behind someone's back
飞地 fēi dì administrative enclave / land of one country enclosed within another / a salient
阶地 jiē dì terrace (geography)
锄地 chú dì to hoe / to weed the soil
牧地 mù dì pasture / grazing land
犁地 lí dì to plow
棕地  brownfield
拔地 bá dì to rise steeply from level ground
耙地 bà dì to harrow / to break the ground with a hoe
边地 biān dì border district / borderland
标地 biāo dì plot of land
薄地 bó dì barren land / poor soil
茬地 chá dì stubble land after crop has been taken
低地 dī dì lowland
敌地 dí dì enemy territory
爹地 diē dì daddy (loanword)
对地 duì dì targeted (e.g. attacks)
分地 fēn dì to distribute land
甘地 Gān dì (Mahatma) Gandhi
公地 gōng dì public land / land in common use
馆地 guǎn dì school (old)
局地 jú dì local / locally
开地 kāi dì to clear land (for cultivation) / to open up land
旷地 kuàng dì open space / open field
撂地 liào dì (of folk artists) to give a performance at a temple fair or on the street etc
裸地 luǒ dì bare ground
门地 mén dì see 門第|门第[men2 di4]
僻地 pì dì the sticks / the boondocks
栖地 qī dì habitat
绕地 rào dì to orbit the earth
湿地 shī dì wetland
收地 shōu dì to confiscate land for redistribution (China, 1947-52) / (of a government) to acquire land (with compensation)
填地 tián dì landfill
拖地 tuō dì to mop the floor / (of a gown etc) to trail on the ground / full-length
县地 xiàn dì county seat / county town
校地 xiào dì campus
吸地 xī dì to vacuum the floor
洗地 xǐ dì to clean the floor / (Internet slang) (lit.) to wash (the blood) off the floor / (fig.) to cover up evidence of sb's wrongdoing / to defend (a wrongdoer) / (coll.) to carpet-bomb
性地 xìng dì innate quality / natural disposition
养地 yǎng dì to maintain the land (with rotation of crops or fertilizer)
塬地 yuán dì fertile arable soil of loess plateau
舆地 yú dì land / map / (old) geography
站地 zhàn dì stop (on a bus or train route)
着地 zháo dì to land / to touch the ground / also pr. [zhuo2 di4]
抓地 zhuā dì grip on the road / roadholding
住地 zhù dì living area / residential area
宗地 zōng dì parcel of land
租地 zū dì to rent land / to lease farmland
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IP地址 i p dì zhǐ Internet Protocol Address / IP address
E-1地区  E1 area
房地产 fáng dì chǎn real estate
所在地 suǒ zài dì location / site
目的地 mù dì dì destination (location)
原产地 yuán chǎn dì original source / place of origin / provenance
奥地利 Aò dì lì Austria
新天地 Xīn tiān dì Xintiandi (shopping, eating and entertainment district of Shanghai)
根据地 gēn jù dì base of operations
外地人 wài dì rén stranger / outsider
暗地里 àn dì li secretly / inwardly / on the sly
斗地主 Dòu Dì zhǔ "Fight the Landlord" (card game)
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