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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

地 dì
earth, ground, soil; land, region; structural particle used before a v
radical 32 ⼟ · 6 strokes
球 qiú
ball, globe, sphere; round
radical 96 ⽟ · 11 strokes
仪 yí
instrument, apparatus; ceremony, rites
radical 9 ⼈ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “globe”

WordPinyinMeaning
球qiúball; sphere
球状物 (球狀物)qiú zhuàng wùglobe
圆球 (圓球)yuán qiúball; sphere
寰球huán qiú(literary) the globe; the entire world

Related words

Other words that share a character with 地球仪.

WordPinyinMeaning
地区 (地區)dì qūregion; area (informal or geographical term); prefecture (in China's administrative system)
地方dì fāngregion; regional (away from the central administration)
当地 (當地)dāng dìlocal
土地tǔ dìland; soil
全球quán qiúthe whole world; worldwide; global
足球zú qiúsoccer; football; a soccer ball; a football
地球dì qiúthe earth
球队 (球隊)qiú duìsports team (basketball, soccer, football etc)
仪式 (儀式)yí shìceremony

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.

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