Chinese symbol for “globe”
地球仪
dì qiú yí
Traditional: 地球儀
globe
The closest CC-CEDICT match for globe is 地球仪 (dì qiú yí), defined as: globe.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “globe”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 球 | qiú | ball; sphere |
| 球状物 (球狀物) | qiú zhuàng wù | globe |
| 圆球 (圓球) | yuán qiú | ball; sphere |
| 寰球 | huán qiú | (literary) the globe; the entire world |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 地球仪.
| 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 |
| 全球 | quán qiú | the whole world; worldwide; global |
| 足球 | zú qiú | soccer; football; a soccer ball; a football |
| 地球 | dì qiú | the earth |
| 球队 (球隊) | qiú duì | sports team (basketball, soccer, football etc) |
| 仪式 (儀式) | yí shì | ceremony |
See also: Japanese symbol for “globe”.
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.