Chinese symbol for “earth”
地
dì
earth; ground; field; place
The closest CC-CEDICT match for earth is 地 (dì), defined as: earth; ground; field; place; land; measure word: 片 (piàn).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “earth”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 地球 | dì qiú | the earth |
| 土 | tǔ | earth; dust |
| 大地 | dà dì | earth; mother earth |
| 泥土 | ní tǔ | earth; soil; mud; clay |
| 接地 | jiē dì | earth (electric connection); to earth |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 地.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 地区 (地區) | dì qū | region; area (informal or geographical term); prefecture (in China's administrative system) |
| 地方 | dì fāng | region; regional (away from the central administration) |
| 当地 (當地) | dāng dì | local |
| 土地 | tǔ dì | land; soil |
See also: Japanese symbol for “earth”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.