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Chinese symbol for “ground”

地下
dì xia
ground; floor

The closest CC-CEDICT match for ground is 地下 (dì xia), defined as: ground; floor.

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
下 xia
below, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next
radical 1 ⼀ · 3 strokes

Other Chinese words for “ground”

WordPinyinMeaning
地dìearth; ground
地面dì miànfloor; ground
地皮dì pílot; section of land
禁足jìn zúto forbid sb to go out; to confine to one location (e.g. student, soldier, prisoner, monk etc)
地线 (地線)dì xiànearth (wire); ground

Related words

Other words that share a character with 地下.

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
一下yī xià(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly
以下yǐ xiàthat level or lower; that amount or less
下来 (下來)xià laito come down; (completed action marker)
下载 (下載)xià zǎito download; also pr. [xia4zai4]

See also: Japanese symbol for “ground”.

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.