Chinese Character 地 Meanings and components.

Form

地

Meaning

地 meaning[3] in English

-Ly.

Structural Particle: Used Before A Verb Or Adjective, Linking It To Preceding Modifying Adverbial Adjunct.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 地 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are Tu (ethnic group) (土) , and surname Ye (也)

Its radical[1] is: 土 (tu3) which means: Tu (Ethnic Group), Surname Tu, .土tu3Tu (ethnic …

In cangjie it is written with GPD

How to write 地

To write地di4-ly you should write a combination of 土tu3Tu (ethnic … , 也ye3surname Ye arranged in a 吅 shape:

土 + 也 = 地

地 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 地 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 地, looks as follow:

地
Pinyin:di4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: -Ly . Structural Particle: Used Before A Verb Or Adjective, Linking It To Preceding Modifying Adverbial Adjunct
土
Pinyin:tu3
Meaning[3]: Tu (Ethnic Group) . Surname Tu
也
Pinyin:ye3 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: Surname Ye
乜
Pinyin:mie1 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: To Squint . What? (Cantonese) . See Also 乜嘢[Mie1 Ye3]
丨
Pinyin:gun3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 2)

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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