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地

dì

#21 most

frequent character

ground

noun

Measure words:片 piàn

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

地 has 土 earth as the meaning part and 也 yě as the sound part; it first meant 'the ground'. From there it grew to 'land' and 'place'.

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Example Sentences

地上有很多绿草。

dìshàng yǒu hěnduō lǜ cǎo 。

There is a lot of green grass on the ground.

他在地里种了很多花。

tāzài dì lǐ zhǒng le hěnduō huā 。

He planted many flowers in the ground.

我们坐在地上休息。

wǒmen zuòzài dìshàng xiūxī 。

We are sitting on the ground to rest.

Same Characters, Different Readings

Words with similar meanings

土 refers specifically to soil, which is often part of the ground.

土地 refers to land, often considered in a larger context than just the ground.

Words Starting With 地

region; regional (away from the central administration)

the Earth; planet

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Homophones

to hand over, to pass on sth

auxiliary word for ordinal numbers (second )

(bound form) bull's-eye, target

stem (of fruit)