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Chinese symbol for “subterranean”

地底
dì dǐ
subterranean; underground

The closest CC-CEDICT match for subterranean is 地底 (dì dǐ), defined as: subterranean; underground.

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
底 dǐ
bottom, underside; below, underneath
radical 53 ⼴ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “subterranean”

WordPinyinMeaning
地下dì xiàunderground; subterranean; covert; clandestine

Related words

Other words that share a character with 地底.

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
到底dào dǐfinally; in the end
彻底 (徹底)chè dǐthorough; thoroughly
年底nián dǐend of the year
月底yuè dǐend of the month

See also: Japanese symbol for “subterranean”.

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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