Chinese symbol for “underground”
地下
dì xià
underground; subterranean; covert; clandestine
The closest CC-CEDICT match for underground is 地下 (dì xià), defined as: underground; subterranean; covert; clandestine.
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
Other Chinese words for “underground”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 井下 | jǐng xià | underground; in the pit (mining) |
| 地下铁 (地下鐵) | dì xià tiě | subway; metro; underground |
| 地底 | dì dǐ | subterranean; underground |
| 在地下 | zài dì xià | underground |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 地下.
| 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 |
| 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 xià | that level or lower; that amount or less |
| 下来 (下來) | xià lai | to come down; (completed action marker) |
| 下载 (下載) | xià zǎi | to download; also pr. [xia4zai4] |
See also: Japanese symbol for “underground”.
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.