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Chinese symbol for “local”

当地
dāng dì
Traditional: 當地
local

The closest CC-CEDICT match for local is 当地 (dāng dì), defined as: local.

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

当 dāng
appropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound of bells
radical 58 ⼹ · 6 strokes
地 dì
earth, ground, soil; land, region; structural particle used before a v
radical 32 ⼟ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “local”

WordPinyinMeaning
本地běn dìlocal; this locality
地方性dì fāng xìnglocal
地方dì fāngregion; regional (away from the central administration)
局地jú dìlocal; locally
局部性jú bù xìnglocal

Related words

Other words that share a character with 当地.

WordPinyinMeaning
当时 (當時)dāng shíthen; at that time
当然 (當然)dāng ránonly natural; as it should be
相当 (相當)xiāng dāngequivalent to; appropriate
当年 (當年)dāng niánin those days; back then; in those years; to be in the prime of life
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)
土地tǔ dìland; soil

See also: Japanese symbol for “local”.

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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